Orison Swett
Orison Swett
manhood
How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?
success congratulations struggle
Every germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every right step.
our-thoughts lifts
We lift ourselves by our thought.
may higher occasions
Make every occasion a great occasion, for you can never tell who may be taking your measure for a higher place.
achievement effort continuous-effort
Without continuous effort there cannot be continuous achievement.
motivational believe self-confidence
Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us.
men perfect waking
The divine injunction to be perfect, even as He is perfect, was not given man to mock him. The possibility of our waking in His likeness is literally true.
angel journey men
There is a legend that when God was equipping man for his long life journey of exploration, the attendant good angel was about to add the gift of contentment and complete satisfaction. The Creator stayed his hand and said, 'No, if you bestow that upon him you will rob him forever of all joy of self-discovery.'
opportunity men race
Even the men most richly endowed with ability, education, and opportunity, even the giants of the race, after the completest life possible, feel, as they stand on the edge of the grave, that they are but human acorns with all their possibilities still in them, just beginning to sprout.
ocean ambition roots
Our thoughts are like roots which reach out in every direction into the cosmic ocean of formless energy, and these thought-roots set in motion vibrations like themselves and attract the affinities of our desires and ambitions.
work humble artist
No matter how humble your work may seem, do it in the spirit of an artist, of a master. In this way you lift it out of commonness and rob it of what would otherwise be drudgery.
men long vision
A man will remain a rag-picker as long as he has only the vision of a rag-picker.
block soul victory
What are stumbling blocks and defeat to the weak and vacillating are but stepping stones to victory to the determined soul.
mean growth mental-health
Thrift means that you should always have the best you can possibly afford, when the thing has any reference to your physical and mental health, to your growth in efficiency and power.