Orison Swett
Orison Swett
belongs chance grasp great opportunity
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.
hold iron strength strong test whatever
Strength of will is the test of a young man's possibilities. Can he will strong enough and hold whatever he undertakes with an iron grip?
Scatter your flowers as you go; you will never go this way again.
bill fare variety
Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
bad itself remain
Poverty itself is not so bad as the poverty thought. It is the conviction that we are poor and must remain so that is fatal.
earth man matter power
No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece.
against helped incredible men necessity perform priceless spur
Necessity has been a priceless spur which has helped men to perform miracles against incredible odds.
builds cultivate develops doubles pays success
It pays to cultivate popularity. It doubles success possibilities, develops manhood, and builds up character.
achievement attitude cheerful mind pessimism success
It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.
himself improves opportunity yield
He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
experience finest learned lesson missed
He has missed the finest lesson of culture and experience who has not learned how to enjoy without owning.
chances
Golden opportunities are nothing to laziness, but industry makes the commonest chances golden.
desirable everybody good struggling worse
Everybody is struggling for the good things of the world, and all the arguments to prove that they are not desirable are worse than wasted.
education matter weigh
Every young man or woman should weigh the matter well before concluding that a college education is out of the question.