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> [There are two kinds of discontented in this world, the discontented that works and the discontented that wrings its hands. The first gets what it wants and the second loses what it has. There is no cure for the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/there-are-two-kinds-of-discontented-in-this-world-the-discontented/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

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> [“I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/i-will-act-now-i-will-act-now-i-will-act-now-henceforth-i-will-repeat-2/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

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## More by Og Mandino

> [Don't let your success of today lay you into complacency for tomorrow. For that is the worst form of failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/don-t-let-your-success-of-today-lay-you-into-complacency-for-tomorrow/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/search-for-the-seed-of-good-in-every-adversity-master-that-principle/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/i-will-love-the-light-for-it-shows-me-the-way-yet-i-will-endure-the/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [Never settle for the crumbs of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/never-settle-for-the-crumbs-of-life/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/the-smallest-task-well-done-becomes-a-miracle-of-achievement/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [Laugh at yourself for man is most comical when he takes himself too seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/laugh-at-yourself-for-man-is-most-comical-when-he-takes-himself-too/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. Yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/obstacles-are-necessary-for-success-because-in-selling-as-in-all/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [I will persist. I will always take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/i-will-persist-i-will-always-take-another-step-if-that-is-of-no-avail/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best, and you will know in thy soul, that you are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/do-the-very-best-that-you-can-in-the-things-you-do-best-and-you-will/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [I am indeed a fortunate man and today's hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this extra day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/i-am-indeed-a-fortunate-man-and-today-s-hours-are-but-a-bonus/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/the-person-who-knows-one-thing-and-does-it-better-than-anyone-else/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/always-do-your-best-what-you-plant-now-you-will-harvest-later/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [I will live this day as if it is my last. …I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, Yesterday’s defeats, yesterday’s aches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/i-will-live-this-day-as-if-it-is-my-last-i-will-waste-not-a-moment/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/to-do-anything-truly-worth-doing-i-must-not-stand-back-shivering-and/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

> [What is past is past. You can do nothing about yesterday and last month and the failures of last year, but you can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/og-mandino/what-is-past-is-past-you-can-do-nothing-about-yesterday-and-last/)

[Og Mandino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/og-mandino/)

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