We lift ourselves by our own thought; we climb upon our vision of ourselves.
ORISON SWETT MARDENA good system shortens the road to the goal.
More Orison Swett Marden Quotes
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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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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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When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success.
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There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.
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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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Pessimism has never done anything but tear down and destroy what optimism has built up.
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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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Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities.
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Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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Opportunities? They are all around us There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.
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How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?
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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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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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Conquer yourself and you can conquer everything else.
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Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
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The successful men of today are men of one overmastering idea, one unwavering aim, men of single and intense purpose.
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The man who has not learned the secret of taking the drudgery out of his task by flinging his whole soul into it, has not learned the first principles of success or happiness.
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Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being.
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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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Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do.
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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.
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There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.
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Poverty often hides her charms under an ugly mask; yet thousands have been forced into greatness by their very struggle to keep the wolf from the door.
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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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The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.
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But how shall I get ideas? ”Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind – Act!
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