Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
ORISON SWETT MARDENAll men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
More Orison Swett Marden Quotes
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You will find the whole world will change to you when you change your attitude toward it.
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Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.
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Just make up your mind at the very outset that your work is going to stand for quality… that you are going to stamp a superior quality upon everything that goes out of your hands, that whatever you do shall bear the hallmark of excellence.
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People do not realise the immense value of utilising spare minutes.
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What keeps so many people back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.
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The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.’
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We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it including the thorns.
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It is the youth who sees a great opportunity hidden in just these simple services, who sees a very uncommon situation, a humble position, who gets on in the world.
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The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
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Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.
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We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.
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A good system shortens the road to the goal.
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If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself.
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Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels.
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Good cheer is a great lubricant; it oils all of life’s machinery.
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