Orison Swett Marden Quotes
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
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A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.
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Economize in other things if you must, wear threadbare clothes if necessary, but never cheat your body or brain by the quality and quantity of your food. Poor, cheap food which produces low vitality and inferior brain force is the worst kind of economy.
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If you are ambitious to talk well, you must be as much as possible in the society of well-bred, cultured people. If you seclude yourself, though you are a college graduate, you will be a poor converser.
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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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If you would make the most of yourself, never picture yourself as anything different from what you would actually be, the man or woman you long to become.
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Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.
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We are all the products of our own thoughts. Whatever we concentrate upon, that we are.
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There is no surer token of a little mind than to imagine that anything in the way of physical labor is dishonoring.
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Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
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The great thing in life is efficiency. If you amount to anything in the world, your time is valuable, your energy precious. They are your success capital, and you cannot afford to heedlessly throw them away or trifle with them.
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No man can stand still; the moment progress is not made, retrogression begins. If the blade is not kept sharp and bright, the law of rust will assert its claim.
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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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Whatever you do, don't discourage your dreaming propensity. Your heart's desires are not empty vaporings. They foreshadow possible realities. Man was made to aspire, to look upward.
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You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole nature consents and approves of the work you are doing.
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There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands.
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The man who would forge to the front in this competitive age must be a man of prompt and determined decision.
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Necessity has been a priceless spur which has helped men to perform miracles against incredible odds.
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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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Do not waste time dreaming of great faraway opportunities; do the best you can where you are. Open your petals of power and beauty and fling out the fragrance of your life in the place that has been assigned to you.
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No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.
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The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'
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It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.
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There is nothing in this world which men desire and struggle for, and that is good for them, of which there is not enough for everybody.