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Og Mandino

(1923–1996) Writer United States

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Og Mandino was a writer from the United States, best known for The Greatest Salesman in the World.

Quick Facts About Og Mandino

Born: December 12, 1923
Died: September 3, 1996
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: The Greatest Salesman in the World

About Og Mandino

Augustine "Og" Mandino II was an American writer. The author of The Greatest Salesman in the World, his books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into over 25 languages. He was the president of Success Unlimited magazine until 1976 and was inducted into the National Speakers Association's Hall of Fame.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Og Mandino

Don't let your success of today lay you into complacency for tomorrow. For that is the worst form of failure.

Complacency

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Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard…

Adversity

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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the…

Astronomy

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Never settle for the crumbs of life.

Crumbs

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The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement

Achievement

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Laugh at yourself for man is most comical when he takes himself too seriously.

Comical

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Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless…

Ability

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I will persist. I will always take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another.

Famous inspirational

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Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best, and you will know in thy soul, that you…

Greatest success

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I am indeed a fortunate man and today's hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this…

Accomplished

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The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising…

Art

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Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Gardening

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I will live this day as if it is my last. …I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, Yesterday’s defeats,…

Ache

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To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in…

Cold

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What is past is past. You can do nothing about yesterday and last month and the failures of last year, but you…

Can do

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Deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret…

Enjoy

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“Often it is not the wrong start but the wrong stop that makes the difference between success and failure.”

Failure

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You will achieve grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day - not long and difficult projects,…

Accomplished

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Cultivate the habit of laughter.

Habit

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No, my son, do not aspire for wealth and labor not only to be rich. Strive instead for happiness, to be loved…

Important

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Always reward your long hours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family. Nurture their love carefully,…

Best way

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“I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins.…

Defeat

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Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that…

Action

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I will commit not the terrible crime of aiming too low. I will do the work that a failure will not do.…

Commit

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Do all things with love.

All things

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Og Mandino by topic

Inspirational (55) Success (47) Life (46) Failure (45) Time (31) Love (26) Today (20) World (18) Motivational (14) Long (14) Ifs (14) Habits (14) Habit (14) Goal (14) Knows (13)