Orison Swett
Orison Swett
begin crowded dreaming far grand possibilities work
Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour, which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success, may be crowded with grand possibilities
discover everywhere eye lying observant power waiting
Opportunities? They are all around us. There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.
existence wasted worse worthy
Existence without an aim, without a worthy purpose, is worse than wasted
best passes stamp whatever
Make it a life-rule to give your best to whatever passes through your hands. Stamp it with your manhood. Let superiority be your trademark.
ability bread chances five flag hand however seize success
With five chances on each hand and one unwavering aim, no boy, however poor, need despair. There is bread and success for every youth under the American flag who has energy and ability to seize his opportunity.
fame greater stand
There is something greater than wealth, grander even than fame -- manhood, character, stand for success... nothing else really does.
hope powerful get-well-soon
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.
humble opportunity simple
It is the youth who sees a great opportunity hidden in just these simple services, who sees a very uncommon situation, a humble position, who gets on in the world.
heart home power
What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?
greatness men tests
Anybody can work when everything goes smoothly, when there is nothing to trouble him; but a man must be made of the right kind of stuff who can rise above the things which harass and handicap the weak, and do his work in spite of them. Indeed, this is the test of greatness.
motivation destiny champion
The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
life character careers
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.
determination failure men
Most men fail, not through lack of education, but from lack of dogged determination, from lack of dauntless will.
goal planning
A good system shortens the road to the goal.