Orison Swett Marden

Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

— Orison Swett Marden

It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.

— Orison Swett Marden

The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.

— Orison Swett Marden

“and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness.”

— Orison Swett Marden

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of the weak.

— Orison Swett Marden

What we do for a living does not matter as much as how we do it.

— Orison Swett Marden

It is just the little touches after the average man would quit that make the master's fame.

— Orison Swett Marden

No man can be ideally successful until he has found his place. Like a locomotive he is strong on the track, but…

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There's no grander sight in the world than that of a person fired with a great purpose, dominated by one unwavering aim.

— Orison Swett Marden

The successful men of today are men of one overmastering idea, one unwavering aim, men of single and intense purpose.

— Orison Swett Marden

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

— Orison Swett Marden

“Instead of worrying over unforeseen misfortune, set out with all your soul to rejoice in the unforeseen blessings of all your coming…

— Orison Swett Marden

There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer…

— Orison Swett Marden

“whether it is an engine or a human brain,—exercise or deteriorate is the law of life.”

— Orison Swett Marden

“The majority of people carry in their minds and in their hearts, grudges, jealousy, envy, antipathies, prejudices, which, although not very pronounced…

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“a dog as mad which simply has a fit, or is so frightened at being pursued by those who are afraid of…

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“There is something inside of a man which protests against doing that which tends to injure another, that which does not square…

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“We first build our castles in our consciousness, picture them in detail in our ambition, before we put foundations under them and…

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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…

— Orison Swett Marden

“The gods sell anything and to everybody at a fair price." Success is on sale in the world market place. All who…

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“The habit of learning to appreciate to the utmost every situation in life adds wonderfully to the sum total of one's happiness.…

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“Self-confidence has ever been the best substitute for friends, pedigree, influence, and money. It is the best capital in the world; it…

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Society is to the individual what the sun and showers are to the seed. It develops him, expands him, unfolds him, calls…

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“Always carry yourself as though you were marching to victory, make this impression upon everyone who sees you. Let victory stand out…

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“Nothing is more foolish, nothing more wicked than to drag the skeletons of the past, the hideous images, the foolish deeds, the…

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A lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to…

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“Saturate yourself with the ideals, with the convictions which you long to come true. Keep your mind filled with them and they…

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“I know of no one thing that will have a greater influence upon your life than the forming of the habit of…

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“True prosperity is the inward consciousness of spiritual opulence, wholeness, completeness; the consciousness of oneness with the very Source of abundance, Infinite…

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“Never allow yourself to dwell on your weaknesses, your failures, your unhappy condition. Hold firmly the ideal of your efficiency, your competency,…

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Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.

— Orison Swett Marden

“Remember that it is only through your work that you can grow to your full height.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Something greater than wealth, grander even than fame — that manhood, character, stand for success, and that nothing else really does.

— Orison Swett Marden

“Opportunity becomes invisible to those who are doing nothing, or looking somewhere else for it.”

— Orison Swett Marden

“We tend to get what we expect, and if we expect nothing we get nothing. The stream cannot rise higher than its…

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“The discouraged have their backs turned toward the light, so that all the black shadows fall across their path.”

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“Shakespeare says: "God has given you one face and you make yourselves another.”

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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.

— Orison Swett Marden

Money, influence, and position are nothing compared with brains, principles, energy and perseverances.

— Orison Swett Marden

“Lincoln said that “folks are usually about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

— Orison Swett Marden