Orison Swett
Orison Swett
education matter weigh
Every young man or woman should weigh the matter well before concluding that a college education is out of the question.
desirable everybody good struggling worse
Everybody is struggling for the good things of the world, and all the arguments to prove that they are not desirable are worse than wasted.
chances
Golden opportunities are nothing to laziness, but industry makes the commonest chances golden.
experience finest learned lesson missed
He has missed the finest lesson of culture and experience who has not learned how to enjoy without owning.
himself improves opportunity yield
He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
achievement attitude cheerful mind pessimism success
It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.
builds cultivate develops doubles pays success
It pays to cultivate popularity. It doubles success possibilities, develops manhood, and builds up character.
bill fare variety
Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
hold iron strength strong test whatever
Strength of will is the test of a young man's possibilities. Can he will strong enough and hold whatever he undertakes with an iron grip?
belongs chance grasp great opportunity
The great opportunity belongs to him who can see it, to him who can grasp it. The better part of your chance is right inside of you.
beauty greatest physical winning
The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
mind surer
There is no surer token of a little mind than to imagine that anything in the way of physical labor is dishonoring.
among earth ideal life men prevails spirit unless
Unless generosity of spirit prevails among men, there can never be upon earth an ideal life.
considers larger low man means merely occupation
Wanted: a man who is larger than his calling, who considers it a low estimate of his occupation to value it merely as a means of getting a living.