417 Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

Unless generosity of spirit prevails among men, there can never be upon earth an ideal life.

There is something greater than wealth, grander even than fame - manhood, character, stand for success... nothing else really does.

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.

Poverty often hides her charms under an ugly mask; yet thousands have been forced into greatness by their very struggle to keep the wolf from the door.

We are all the products of our own thoughts. Whatever we concentrate upon, that we are.

You are never to allow a shadow of doubt to enter your mind that the Creator intended you to win in life's battle.

Good cheer is a great lubricant; it oils all of life's machinery.

The mere fact that so many continue to rise, year after year, out of just such conditions as you may think are fatal to your advancement, ought to convince you that you also can conquer your environment.

They may well fear fate who have any infirmity of habit or aim: but they who rest on what is have a destiny beyond destiny, and can make mouths of fortune.