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We lift ourselves by our thought. 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.” – Orison Swett Marden – Author and Founder of Success Magazine.
I plucked one of my husband’s books off the shelf this morning and began reading. I came across the quote above on the first page. Right below was another quote by Orison Swett Marden:
“The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.”"To think you can, creates the force that can.”
“The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.” “If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place. “I’m not sure about you, but when the man who founded a magazine called “Success” speaks, I not only listen – I take notes. I’ve done a little research and I’ve found quite a few amazing quotes by Mr. Marden. So, if you’re ready for a large helping of inspiration and motivation, here are the brilliant words of 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.”
“A will finds a way.”
“The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone” “Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.”“A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.”
”All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.”
“All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.”
“Analyzing what you haven’t got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient of a career.”
“We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.”"Be larger than your task.”
“It is like the seed put in the soil – the more one sows, the greater the harvest.”
“It is psychological law that whatever we desire to accomplish we must impress upon the subjective or subconscious mind.”
“Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.”
“Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.” “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.” “The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.”
“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.”
If you think reading Orison Swett Marden’s words were motivational – wait until you read about his world. You’ll definitely want to read The History of Success Magazine - it’ll only take a few minutes to read (there are only 7 or so paragraphs in all). When you understand where Orison Swett Marden came from, it’ll make you even more inspired by his words.
