Famous Orison Swett Marden Quotes

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.
-- Orison Swett Marden

Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible out of the stuff that is in him...
-- Orison Swett Marden

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.
-- Orison Swett Marden

If we put the emphasis upon the right things, if we live the life that is worth while and then fail, we will survive all disasters, we will out-live all misfortune. We should be so well balanced and symmetrical, that nothing which could ever happen could
-- Orison Swett Marden

It is the youth who sees a great opportunity hidden in just these simple services, who sees a very uncommon situation, a humble position, who gets on in the world.
-- 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

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.
-- Orison Swett Marden

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
-- 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 waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is appalling.
-- Orison Swett Marden

Whatever our creed, we feel that no good deed can by any possibility go unrewarded, no evil deed unpunished.
-- Orison Swett Marden