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Orison Swett Marden

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Orison Swett Marden (1850–1924) was an American author and founder of SUCCESS magazine. Inspired by the self-help writings of Samuel Smiles, Marden became one of the pioneers of the American success movement, writing over 50 books on achievement, ambition, and the power of positive thinking.

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“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.”

— Orison Swett Marden

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All Quotes by 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

Success

“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.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Success

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

— Orison Swett Marden

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“Power gravitates to the man who knows how.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Power

“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.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Good

“No man fails who does his best.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Best

“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.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Money

“The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'”

— Orison Swett Marden

Business

“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities strong men make them.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Great

“The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.”

— Orison Swett Marden

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“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

Best

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

— Orison Swett Marden

Motivational

“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Great

“Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Great

“Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Great

“You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole nature consents and approves of the work you are doing.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Nature

“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.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Success

“Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Imagination

“No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.”

— Orison Swett Marden

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.”

— Orison Swett Marden

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