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.
ORISON SWETT MARDENJust 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.
More Orison Swett Marden Quotes
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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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How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?
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We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.
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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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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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Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels.
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This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after you have lost everything outside of yourself?
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We lend power to the things we fear!
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Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small.
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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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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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Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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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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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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Opportunities? They are all around us There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.
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