Quotes By Orison Swett Marden

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.

It is psychological law that whatever we desire to accomplish we must impress upon the subjective or subconscious mind.

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time.

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.

There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands.

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.

Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.

Be larger than your task.

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.

The hand cannot reach higher than does the heart.

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place.

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.

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

Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, molded by your surroundings, by the character of the people with whom you come in contact every day.

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.

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