More men are ruined by underestimating the value of money than by overestimating it. Let us, then, abandon the affectation of despising money, and frankly own its value. – Orison Swett Marden
Charm of personality is a divine gift that sways the strongest characters and sometimes even controls the destinies of nations. – Orison Swett Marden
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. – Orison Swett Marden
Enthusiasm will steady the heart and strengthen the will; it will give force to the thought and nerve to the hand until what was only a possibility becomes a reality. – Orison Swett Marden
The forthputting of willpower is a means of strengthening willpower. The will becomes strong by exercise. To stick to a thing till you are master is a test of intellectual discipline and power. – Orison Swett Marden
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes – every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man. – Orison Swett Marden
Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns. – Orison Swett Marden
Wanted: a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say ‘No,’ though all the world say ‘Yes.’ – Orison Swett Marden
He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others. – Orison Swett Marden
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. – Orison Swett Marden
Do not waste time dreaming of great faraway opportunities; do the best you can where you are. Open your petals of power and beauty and fling out the fragrance of your life in the place that has been assigned to you. – Orison Swett Marden
There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority. – Orison Swett Marden
Just try the effect of putting beauty into your life, a little every day. You will find it magical. It will broaden and light up your outlook upon the world as the acquisition of money or fame never can. – Orison Swett Marden
There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us. – Orison Swett Marden
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. – Orison Swett Marden
When the sacredness of one’s word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man’s life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame. – Orison Swett Marden
Without this tremendous passion for power, influence, and advantage which money gives, how could nature develop the highest type of man? Without this infinite longing, whence would come the discipline which industry, perseverance, tact, sagacity, and frugality give? – Orison Swett Marden
There is nothing in this world which men desire and struggle for, and that is good for them, of which there is not enough for everybody. – Orison Swett Marden
The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on how big a man you see in yourself, what sort of image you get of your possible self, yourself at your best. – Orison Swett Marden
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work. Worry upsets our whole system; work keeps it in health and order. – Orison Swett Marden
What we do for a living does not matter so much as how we do it. It is the spirit in which we do our work that counts, and that counts through all eternity. – Orison Swett Marden
We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be. – Orison Swett Marden
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
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. – Orison Swett Marden
It pays to cultivate popularity. It doubles success possibilities, develops manhood, and builds up character. – Orison Swett Marden
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. – Orison Swett Marden