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You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes of them. What did they mean to him. What did he get out of them.

Orison Swett Marden

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.
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Desire Destiny Habit Thinking
We lend power to the things we fear!
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Fear One Liner Power
The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
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Ability Creation Yourself
There is no law by which one can, as long as he thinks he can’t.
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Himself Law Thinking
There can be no life which does not contain something to be grateful for, and the habit of gratitude is one of the most powerful assets of success and happiness which can be named.
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Gratitude Habit Life Name Powerful Success
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.
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Greatness Hope Medicine Tomorrow
The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.
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Alone Chance Environment Gold Opportunity Yourself
What are stumbling blocks and defeat to the weak and vacillating are but stepping stones to victory to the determined soul.
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Block Defeat Determination Soul Victory
To think you can creates the force that can.
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Creation Force Thinking Yourself
Good cheer is a great lubricant; it oils all of life’s machinery.
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Goodness Greatness Life Machine
Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them… they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
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Afraid Animal Eyes Obstacle Wild Yourself
Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say “No,” though all the world say “Yes.
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Afraid Individual Lose Man Talk World
Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being.
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Balance Love Man Play Work
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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Chance Education Greatness Preparation Profit Yourself
You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes of them. What did they mean to him. What did he get out of them.
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Failure Himself Measurement
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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Comfortable Effort Pay People Price Sacrifice Simplicity Willing

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