Success Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

We lift ourselves by our thought.

— Orison Swett Marden

Put yourself in your customer's place.

— Orison Swett Marden

Every child should be taught to expect success

— Orison Swett Marden

No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.

— Orison Swett Marden

Without continuous effort there cannot be continuous achievement.

— Orison Swett Marden

The hopeful man sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadows and storm.

— 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…

— 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

There is something greater than wealth, grander even than fame - manhood, character, stand for success... nothing else really does.

— Orison Swett Marden

We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it including the thorns.

— Orison Swett Marden

The first part of success is 'Get-to-it-iveness'; the second part of success is 'Stick-to-it-iveness'.

— Orison Swett Marden

Every germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every right step.

— Orison Swett Marden

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you…

— 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

A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel…

— Orison Swett Marden

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under…

— Orison Swett Marden

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

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The…

— Orison Swett Marden

“Mr. Arthur Brisbane says: "One thing above all brings success—to like your work and to be interested in it; and not to…

— Orison Swett Marden

Concentrate . . . for the greatest achievements are reserved for the man of single aim, in whom no rival powers divide…

— Orison Swett Marden

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

— Orison Swett Marden

We lift ourselves by our thought, we climb upon our vision of ourselves. If you want to enlarge your life, you must…

— Orison Swett Marden

“The greatest thing a man can possibly do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that…

— Orison Swett Marden

“You cannot look into a cradle and read the secret message traced by a divine hand and wrapped up in that bit…

— Orison Swett Marden

“What we do when defeat stares us in the face is the real touchstone of character. But the very fact that success…

— Orison Swett Marden

“It is not the possession of money that constitutes wealth, that gives the highest satisfaction, and awakens the consciousness of noble achievement,…

— Orison Swett Marden

“The human mind is happiest when it is most active in performing the functions which it was intended to perform. One of…

— Orison Swett Marden

“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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“Every conquest in our work, in our lives, adds to our strength, gives us new power, because it gives additional self-confidence. It…

— Orison Swett Marden

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

— Orison Swett Marden

The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the…

— Orison Swett Marden

Ambition is the incentive that makes purpose GREAT and ACHIEVEMENT greater!

— Orison Swett Marden

Opportunities? They are all around us ... There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.

— Orison Swett Marden

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.

— Orison Swett Marden

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.

— Orison Swett Marden

A woman who is self-reliant, positive, optimistic, and undertakes her work with the assurance of success magnetizes her condition. She draws to…

— Orison Swett Marden

The man who has not learned the secret of taking the drudgery out of his task by flinging his whole soul into…

— Orison Swett Marden

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would…

— Orison Swett Marden

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has…

— Orison Swett Marden