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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. "
Orison Swett Marden
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" We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out. "
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" By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities. "
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" Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. "
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" Charm of personality is a divine gift that sways the strongest characters and sometimes even controls the destinies of nations. "
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" You are never to allow a shadow of doubt to enter your mind that the Creator intended you to win in life's battle. "
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" If a thing seems to you worth working for at all, if it appears to you of moment enough to challenge any effort, then put into what you do all the enthusiasm of which you are capable, regardless of criticism. "
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" There is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine, and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good. "
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" We are all the products of our own thoughts. Whatever we concentrate upon, that we are. "
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" No one is mocked with the yearning for that which he has no ability to attain. If he holds the right mental attitude and struggles earnestly, honestly toward his goal, he will reach it, or at least approximate to it. "
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" The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on how big a man you see in yourself, what sort of image you get of your possible self, yourself at your best. "
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" Should you be so unfortunate as to suppose you are a genius, and that 'things will come to you,' it would be well to undeceive yourself as soon as possible. Make up your mind that industry must be the price of all you obtain, and at once begin to pay down. "
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" The sort of man you will make of yourself, how you will be regarded by the world, whether people will admire and respect or despise you, whether you win the approval or the condemnation of your Maker - all this is in your own hands. "
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" Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire. "
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" In order to keep himself at the top of his condition, to obtain complete mastery of all his powers and possibilities, a man must be good to himself mentally; he must think well of himself. "
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" There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our level best right where we are every day of our lives; To use our best judgment, and then to trust the rest to that Power which holds the forces of the universe in his hands. "
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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 working capital. Get freedom at any cost. "
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