Orison Swett Marden Quotes about Success

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

Orison Swett Marden

Motivational, Success, Meaningful

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

Orison Swett Marden

Success, Leadership, Business

Orison Swett Marden (1907). “The Optimistic Life”

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

Orison Swett Marden

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Orison Swett Marden (1907). “The Optimistic Life”

We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it including the thorns.

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Success, Adversity, Acceptance

Orison Swett Marden (2015). “ORISON SWETT MARDEN Premium Collection - Wisdom & Empowerment Series (18 Books in One Volume): Steps to Success and Power, How to Get What You Want, An Iron Will, Be Good to Yourself, Every Man A King, Keeping Fit, Prosperity – How to Attract It, Stepping-Stones To Fame And Fortune...”, p.533, e-artnow

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.

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Success, Perseverance, Children

Orison Swett Marden (2015). “An Iron Will, He Can Who Thinks He Can & Pushing To The Front (Wisdom & Empowerment Series): How to Achieve Self-Reliance Which Leads to Vigorous Self-Faith, Personal Growth & Success”, p.27, e-artnow

Opportunities? They are all around us ... There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.

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Inspirational, Success, Graduation

Orison Swett Marden (2015). “ORISON SWETT MARDEN Premium Collection - Wisdom & Empowerment Series (18 Books in One Volume): Steps to Success and Power, How to Get What You Want, An Iron Will, Be Good to Yourself, Every Man A King, Keeping Fit, Prosperity – How to Attract It, Stepping-Stones To Fame And Fortune...”, p.2404, e-artnow

Every great man has become great, every successful man has succeeded, in proportion as he has confined his powers to one particular channel.

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Success, Men, Proportion

Orison Swett Marden (2015). “ORISON SWETT MARDEN Premium Collection - Wisdom & Empowerment Series (18 Books in One Volume): Steps to Success and Power, How to Get What You Want, An Iron Will, Be Good to Yourself, Every Man A King, Keeping Fit, Prosperity – How to Attract It, Stepping-Stones To Fame And Fortune...”, p.2475, e-artnow

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.

Orison Swett Marden

Success, Inspiration, Men

Orison Swett Marden (1907). “The Optimistic Life”

The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.

Orison Swett Marden

Success, Running, Inspiration

We lift ourselves by our thought, we climb upon our vision of ourselves. If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself. Hold the ideal of yourself as you long to be, always, everywhere - your ideal of what you long to attain - the ideal of health, efficiency, success.

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Inspirational, Life, Success

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.

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Success, Struggle, Achievement

Orison Swett Marden (2015). “An Iron Will”, p.24, Sheba Blake Publishing

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.

Orison Swett Marden

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Orison Swett Marden (1907). “The Optimistic Life”

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.

Orison Swett Marden

Success, Failure, Men

Orison Swett Marden (1907). “The Optimistic Life”

The hopeful man sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadows and storm.

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Success, Hope, Sunshine

Orison Swett Marden (1907). “The Optimistic Life”

What a great discrepancy there is between people and the results they achieve! It is due to the difference in their power of calling together all the rays of their ability, and concentrating them upon one point.

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Success, Differences, People

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.

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Success, Honesty, Opportunity