To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest…

Quote by Orison Swett Marden

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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...

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...

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay...

Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay...

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'

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....

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...

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...

Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible...

Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible...

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment.

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...

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of...

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of...

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful...

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful...

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If...

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If...

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...

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our...

There is only one thing for us to do, and that is to do our...

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 waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is...

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is...

A will finds a way.

A will finds a way.

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...

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a...

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a...