Orison Swett Marden

If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself.

Orison Swett Marden

It is always what we want, not what we have, that claims our attention.

Orison Swett Marden

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

Nature hates all botched and half-finished work, and will pronounce her curse upon it.

Orison Swett Marden

Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small.

Orison Swett Marden

Opportunity always looks bigger going than coming.

Orison Swett Marden

Paradise is here or nowhere: you must take your joy with you or you will never find it.

Orison Swett Marden

Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us.

Orison Swett Marden

Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered, and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

Orison Swett Marden

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

Orison Swett Marden