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.

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This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after...

This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after...

The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how...

The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how...

There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the...

There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the...

Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient...

Analyzing what you haven't got as well as what you have is a necessary ingredient...

Be larger than your task.

Be larger than your task.

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do...

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do...

Unless you are prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make...

Unless you are prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make...

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his...

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his...

It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do...

It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do...

We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident...

We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident...

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price...

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price...

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others...

There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others...

When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as...

When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as...

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait...

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait...

The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it...

The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and...

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and...

Your expectations opens or closes the doors of your supply, If you expect grand things,...

Your expectations opens or closes the doors of your supply, If you expect grand things,...

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.