If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself. Orison Swett Marden More Quotes by Orison Swett Marden More Quotes From Orison Swett Marden Who would have ever heard of Theodore Roosevelt outside of his immediate community if he had only half committed himself? The great secret of his career was that he has flung his whole life with all the determination and energy he could muster. Orison Swett Marden communitycareersdetermination Character is a mark cut upon something, and this indelible mark determines the only true value of all people and all their work. Orison Swett Marden markcharacterpeople What we sincerely believe regarding ourselves is true for us. Orison Swett Marden sincerelybeliefbelieve Every one who has labored honestly in the past has aided to place knowledge and comfort within the reach of a constantly increasing number. Orison Swett Marden worknumberspast Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career. Orison Swett Marden new-jobcareersmotivational No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They will strengthen his credit, support him in every great effort, and make him what, unaided, he could never be. Friends of the right sort will help him more - to be happy and successful - than much money. Orison Swett Marden realsuccessfulmen Doing common things uncommonly well. Orison Swett Marden wellsexcellencecommon There is a legend that when God was equipping man for his long life journey of exploration, the attendant good angel was about to add the gift of contentment and complete satisfaction. The Creator stayed his hand and said, 'No, if you bestow that upon him you will rob him forever of all joy of self-discovery.' Orison Swett Marden angeljourneymen We can give our smiles, our encouragement, our sympathy to someone who needs them every day of the year. Orison Swett Marden encouragementgivingyears Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. Orison Swett Marden joyfulnessfacesheart A man will remain a rag-picker as long as he has only the vision of a rag-picker. Orison Swett Marden visionmenlong We lift ourselves by our thought. Orison Swett Marden liftsour-thoughts The divine injunction to be perfect, even as He is perfect, was not given man to mock him. The possibility of our waking in His likeness is literally true. Orison Swett Marden wakingperfectmen No matter how humble your work may seem, do it in the spirit of an artist, of a master. In this way you lift it out of commonness and rob it of what would otherwise be drudgery. Orison Swett Marden artisthumblework Character: the grandest thing in the world. Orison Swett Marden characterworld Thrift means that you should always have the best you can possibly afford, when the thing has any reference to your physical and mental health, to your growth in efficiency and power. Orison Swett Marden mental-healthgrowthmean Opportunity is coy, is swift, is gone, before the slow, the unobservant, the indolent, or the careless can seize her. Orison Swett Marden carelessgoneopportunity No one should voluntarily remain in an environment which prevents his development. Orison Swett Marden environmentdevelopmentshould Every germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every right step. Orison Swett Marden congratulationsstrugglesuccess A will finds a way. Orison Swett Marden
