Orison Swett
Orison Swett
real successful men
No young man starting in life could have better capital than plenty of friends. They will strengthen his credit, support him in every great effort, and make him what, unaided, he could never be. Friends of the right sort will help him more - to be happy and successful - than much money.
confidence courage fear
Be larger than your task.
work past numbers
Every one who has labored honestly in the past has aided to place knowledge and comfort within the reach of a constantly increasing number.
men soul secret
The man who has not learned the secret of taking the drudgery out of his task by flinging his whole soul into it, has not learned the first principles of success or happiness.
water grind mills
The mill cannot grind with the water that has passed.
character people mark
Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.
honesty character doe
There is something greater than wealth, grander even than fame - manhood, character, stand for success... nothing else really does.
struggle greatness doors
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.
successful men vaccines
The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.
cheer oil machinery
Good cheer is a great lubricant; it oils all of life's machinery.
fate destiny mouths
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.
cutting men race
The moment man cuts himself off from living connection with the human race and its needs, he begins to die from poor circulation.
confidence battle half
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
men law desire
To have done no man a wrong...to walk and live, unseduced, within arm's length of what is not your own, with nothing between your desire and its gratification but the invisible law of rectitude-this is to be a man.