All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
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Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924) was an American author and entrepreneur. He was known for his self-help books that focused on personal development, success, and the power of positive thinking. Marden founded Success Magazine in 1897, which further solidified his reputation as a pioneer in the self-improvement genre.
1850–1924·lived 74 years
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
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.
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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.
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.Success, p. 45, 1910
We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.The Power of Positive Thinking, p. 75, 1910
It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.Pushing to the Front, p. 45, 1911
Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.Success, 1908
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.He Can Who Thinks Can, ed. Prabhat Prakashan, 101
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.Success, 1908
A will finds a way.Iron Will, Project Gutenberg, 1901
That’s all 11 quotes by Orison Swett Marden.