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Orison Swett Marden was an American author and motivational speaker, born in 1850 and died in 1924. His works primarily revolve around the themes of personal growth, success, and self-improvement, which have been well-received by readers.

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“A man will remain a rag-picker as long as he has only the vision of a rag-picker.”

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“There is a legend that when God was equipping man for his long life journey of exploration, the attendant good angel was about to add the gift of contentment and complete satisfaction. The Creator stayed his hand and said, 'No, if you bestow that upon him you will rob him forever of all joy of self-discovery.'”

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Book:How to Get what You Want

Source: How to Get what You Want

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

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“As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly he is not a failure”

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“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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“We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.”

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Book:Peace, Power, and Plenty

Source: Peace, Power, and Plenty

“No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone, As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.”

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“There is no law by which one can, as long as he thinks he can't.”

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“There is a legend of an artist who long sought for a piece of sandalwood, out of which to carve a Madonna. He was about to give up in despair, leaving the vision of his life unrealized, when in a dream he was bidden to carve his Madonna from a block of oak wood which was destined for the fire. He obeyed and produced a masterpiece from a log of common firewood. Many of us lose great opportunities in life by waiting to find sandalwood for our carvings, when they really lie hidden in the common logs that we burn.”

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