Orison Swett
Orison Swett
order giving generosity
We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.
thinking ideas mind
But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!
men firsts lasts
Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels.
effort excellence way
Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.
nature attitude enjoy-life
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.
success men proportion
Every great man has become great, every successful man has succeeded, in proportion as he has confined his powers to one particular channel.
encouragement years giving
We can give our smiles, our encouragement, our sympathy to someone who needs them every day of the year.
happiness mind secret
The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.
book atmosphere breathe
The best books are those which lift us to a higher plane where we breathe a purer atmosphere.
commitment weight resolve
Resolve that whatever you do, you will bring the whole man to it; that you will fling the whole weight of your being into it.
enjoyment wells
It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.
men soul desire
No man can hope to accomplish anything great in this world until he throws his whole soul, flings the force of his whole life, into it. It is not enough simply to have a general desire to accomplish something. There is but one way to do that; and that is, to try to be somebody with all the concentrated energy we can muster.
determination careers community
Who would have ever heard of Theodore Roosevelt outside of his immediate community if he had only half committed himself? The great secret of his career was that he has flung his whole life with all the determination and energy he could muster.
motivational careers new-job
Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.