The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.
ORISON SWETT MARDENThe Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
More Orison Swett Marden Quotes
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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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A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.
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We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.
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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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Absorb knowledge from every possible source and opportunity. Power gravitates to the man who knows how and why.
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There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.
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Opportunity is often missed because we are broadcasting when we should be tuning in.
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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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We lend power to the things we fear!
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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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He can who thinks he can, and he can’t who thinks he can’t.
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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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The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on how big a man you see in yourself, what sort of image you get of your possible self, yourself at your best.
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Learn From Yesterday, Live for Today, hope for tomorrow.
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Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.
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