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Orison Swett MardenMan becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels.
Orison Swett MardenSuccess 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.
Orison Swett MardenEvery germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every right step.
Orison Swett MardenA lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to the sea, but waits for the sea to come to him. If it does not come, he remains where he is and dies, although the slightest effort would enable him to reach the waves, which are perhaps within a yard of him. The world is full of human lobsters; people stranded on the rocks of indecision and procrastination, who, instead of putting forth their own energies, are waiting for some grand billow of good fortune to set them afloat.
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