“Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.”
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American inspirational author who wrote about achieving success in life. To be distinguished from son of the same name, Orison Swett Marden, Jr. (May 22, 1906 – August 25, 1975)
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“Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.”
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“Scatter your flowers as you go; you will never go this way again.”
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“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.”
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“There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.”
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“When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.”
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“There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.”
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“The forthputting of willpower is a means of strengthening willpower. The will becomes strong by exercise. To stick to a thing till you are master is a test of intellectual discipline and pow...”
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“Every man must play the part of his ambition. If you are trying to be a successful man, you must play the part.”
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“There is no surer token of a little mind than to imagine that anything in the way of physical labor is dishonoring.”
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“If you would make the most of yourself, cut away all of your vitality sappers; get rid of everything which hampers you and holds you back, everything which wastes your energy, cuts down your...”
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