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.

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Be larger than your task.

Be larger than your task.

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...

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they...

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

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

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

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...

There is no failure for the man who realizes his power, who never knows when...

There is no failure for the man who realizes his power, who never knows when...

It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the...

It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the...

Opportunity is often missed because we are broadcasting when we should be tuning in

Opportunity is often missed because we are broadcasting when we should be tuning in

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better...

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

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...

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make...

There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make...

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should...

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should...

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...

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are...

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are...

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most...

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most...

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment,...

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment,...

Never miss a chance to shut up

Never miss a chance to shut up

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to...

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to...

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have...

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have...