“Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.”
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“Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed pay the price and it is yours. ”
Orison Swett Marden“It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.”
Orison Swett Marden“One should live between extravagance and meanness. Don't save money by starving your mind. It is false economy never to take a holiday, or never to spend money for an evening's amusement or for a useful book.”
Orison Swett Marden“We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.”
Orison Swett Marden“Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.”
Orison Swett Marden“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.”
Orison Swett Marden“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.”
Orison Swett Marden