Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

Orison Swett Marden

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

Achievement

Struggle

Success

A good system shortens the road to the goal.

Goal

Orderliness

Planning

A great many people never really discover themselves until ruin stares them in the face. They do not seem to know how to bring out their reserves until they are overtaken by an overwhelming disaster, or until the sight of their blighted prospects and of the wreck of their homes and happiness stirs them to the very center of their beings…. There is something in defeat which puts new determination into a man of mettle.

Determination

Home

Men

A lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is and dies, although the slightest effort would enable him to reach the waves, which are perhaps within a yard of him. The world is full of human lobsters; people stranded on the rocks of indecision and procrastination, who, instead of putting forth their own energies, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat.

Procrastination

Rocks

Sea

A man will remain a rag-picker as long as he has only the vision of a rag-picker.

Long

Men

Vision

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.

Men

Strong

Successful

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

Creative

Optimistic

Self

Absorb knowledge from every possible source and opportunity. Power gravitates to the man who knows how and why.

He Man

Men

Opportunity

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

Inspirational

Motivational

Success

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

Dream

Inspirational

Positive Thinking

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Able

Acceptance

Achievement

Adversity

Air

Ambition

Angel

Art

Artist

Atmosphere

Attitude

Average

Balance

Battle

Beautiful

Being Happy

Being Strong

Belief

Believe

Bigger

Block

Blow

Book

Brain

Breathe

Broadcasting

Business

Can Do

Careers

Careless

Challenges

Champion

Change

Character

Cheer

Children

Christian Inspirational

Class

Clean

Clients

Climbs

Commitment

Common

Community

Confidence

Congratulations

Conquer

Continuous Effort

Corners

Country

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Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

Orison Swett Marden

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

A good system shortens the road to the goal.

A man will remain a rag-picker as long as he has only the vision of a rag-picker.

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.

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

Absorb knowledge from every possible source and opportunity. Power gravitates to the man who knows how and why.

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

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

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