Put the uncommon effort into the common task… make it large by doing it in a great way. — Orison Swett Marden
Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours. — Orison Swett Marden
The creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do. — Orison Swett Marden
The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘put yourself in your customer’s place.’ — Orison Swett Marden
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
The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling. — Orison Swett Marden
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. — Orison Swett Marden
There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us. — Orison Swett Marden
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; — Orison Swett Marden
The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success. — Orison Swett Marden
A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it. — Orison Swett Marden
We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out. — Orison Swett Marden
We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; — Orison Swett Marden
We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest. — Orison Swett Marden
Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them. — Orison Swett Marden