Orison Swett Marden

If we put the emphasis upon the right things, if we live the life that is worth while and then read more

If we put the emphasis upon the right things, if we live the life that is worth while and then fail, we will survive all disasters, we will out-live all misfortune. We should be so well balanced and symmetrical, that nothing which could ever happen could

Whatever our creed, we feel that no good deed can by any possibility go unrewarded, no evil deed unpunished.

Whatever our creed, we feel that no good deed can by any possibility go unrewarded, no evil deed unpunished.

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate read more

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you read more

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which read more

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.