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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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;...

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...

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on...

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on...

What a great discrepancy there is between men and the results they achieve! It is...

What a great discrepancy there is between men and the results they achieve! It is...

You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole...

You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole...

We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is...

We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is...

Every germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every...

Every germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every...

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...

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions....

A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions....

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter...

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter...

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every...

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every...

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...

No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.

No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and...

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and...

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money...

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money...

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...

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...

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...

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely...

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely...