Orison Swett
Orison Swett
success men done
When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success.
happiness fear journey
When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time.
men tests lost-everything
This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after you have lost everything outside of yourself?
laughter eye air
Laughter brightens the eye, increases the perspiration, expands the chest, forces the poisoned air from the least-used cells, and tends to restore that exquisite poise or balance which we call health.
dream giving-up block
There is a legend of an artist who long sought for a piece of sandalwood, out of which to carve a Madonna. He was about to give up in despair, leaving the vision of his life unrealized, when in a dream he was bidden to carve his Madonna from a block of oak wood which was destined for the fire. He obeyed and produced a masterpiece from a log of common firewood. Many of us lose great opportunities in life by waiting to find sandalwood for our carvings, when they really lie hidden in the common logs that we burn.
life stars flower
Life is not mean, it is grand; if it is mean to any, he or she makes it so. God made it glorious. It is paved with diamonds; its banks he fringed with flowers. He overarched it with stars. Around it He spread the glory of the physical universe-suns, moon, worlds, constellations, systems-all that is magnificent in motion, sublime in magnitude, and grand in order and obedience. God would not have attended life with this broad march of grandeur if it did not mean something.
character play wish
One of the best strengtheners of character and developers of stamina ... is to assume the part you wish to play; to assert stoutly the possession of whatever you lack.
humble ambition character
The sculptor will chip off all unnecessary material to set free the angel. Nature will chip and pound us remorselessly to bring out our possibilities. She will strip us of wealth, humble our pride, humiliate our ambition, let us down from the ladder of fame, will discipline us in a thousand ways, if she can develop a little character. Everything must give way to that. Wealth is nothing, position is nothing, fame is nothing, manhood is everything.
opportunity excuse weak
The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of the weak.
inspiring ambition achievement
Ambition is the incentive that makes purpose GREAT and ACHIEVEMENT greater!
trust hands excellence
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.
success hope sunshine
The hopeful man sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadows and storm.
success running inspiration
The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.
needs welcome disposition
The wearer of smiles and the bearer of a kindly disposition needs no introduction, but is welcome anywhere.