Og Mandino Quotes

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  • It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.

  • Never will I pray for the material things of the world. I am not calling to a servant to bring me food. I am not ordering an innkeeper to provide me with room. Never will I seek delivery of gold, love, good health, petty victories, fame, success, or happiness. Only for guidance will I pray, that I may be shown the way to acquire these things, and my prayer will always be answered.

    Og Mandino (1998). “The Greatest Gift in the World”, Frederick Fell Publishers
  • I will work when failures seek rest.

  • Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip. When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs.

    Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World”, p.51, Bantam
  • Do that which you dread and cherish those victories with pride.

  • Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity, but with it you can accomplish miracles.

  • I will form good habits and become their slaves.

    Og Mandino (2009). “The Greatest Secret in the World”, p.11, Bantam
  • I will make love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can defend against its force. My reasoning they may counter; my speech they may distrust; my apparel they may disapprove; my face they may reject; and even my bargains may cause them suspicion; yet my love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest clay. I will greet this day with love in my heart.

    "The Greatest Salesman in the World". Book by Og Mandino. Chapter 9: "The Scroll Marked II," p. 58, 1968.
  • Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.

    Og Mandino (2010). “A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By”, p.117, Bantam
  • The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny.

    Og Mandino (2009). “The Greatest Secret in the World”, p.38, Bantam
  • Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future.

    Og Mandino (2010). “A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By”, p.79, Bantam
  • The secret of success is to triple your rate of failure.

  • I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

    Og Mandino (2009). “The Greatest Secret in the World”, p.53, Bantam
  • Realize how good you really are.

  • Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

  • The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement

    Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World, Part II: The End of the Story”, p.125, Bantam
  • Most humans, in varying degrees, are already dead. In one way or another they have lost their dreams, their ambitions, their desire for a better life. They have surrendered their fight for self-esteem and they have compromised their great potential. They have settled for a life of mediocrity, days of despair and nights of tears. They are no more than living deaths confined to cemeteries of their choice. Yet they need not remain in that state. They can be resurrected from their sorry condition. They can each perform the greatest miracle in the world. They can each come back from the dead.

  • The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish good results while the strongest, by dispersing his effort over many chores, may fail to accomplish anything.

    Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World, Part II: The End of the Story”, p.115, Bantam
  • Wealth, position, fame, and even elusive happiness will be mine, eventually, if I determine to render more and better service, each day, than I am being paid to render. Those who reach the top are the ones who are not content with.

    "The Greatest Salesman in the World: Featuring the Ten Vows of Success. The end of the story".
  • True happiness lies within you.

  • A smile remains the most inexpensiv gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.

    Og Mandino (1988). “The Greatest Salesman in the World: Featuring the Ten Vows of Success. The end of the story”, Bantam Dell Publishing Group
  • Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.

    Og Mandino (2009). “The Greatest Miracle in the World”, p.99, Bantam
  • Never will I pursue happiness, because it is not a goal, just a by-product, and there is no happiness in having or in getting, only in giving.

    Og Mandino (1986). “Mission: success!”, Bantam Dell Pub Group
  • For the rest of my life there are two days that will never again trouble me. The first day is yesterday with all its blunders and tears, follies and defeats. Yesterday has passed away, beyond my control forever. The other day is tomorrow with all its pitfalls and threats, its dangers and mystery. Until the sun rises again I have no stake in tomorrow, for it is still unborn.

  • Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You can fly when you decide that you can. Never consider yourself defeated again. Let the vision in your heart be in your life's blueprint. Smile!

    Og Mandino (2010). “A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino's Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By”, p.68, Bantam
  • Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, ... Your life will never be the same again.

  • True security lies not in the things one has, but in the things one can do without.

    Og Mandino (1991). “Og Mandino”, Outlet
  • Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

  • I will become a firefly and even in the day my glow will be seen in spite of the sun. Let others be as butterflies who preen their wings yet depend on the charity of a flower for life.

    Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World”, p.72, Bantam
  • Each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence.

    Og Mandino (2011). “The Greatest Salesman in the World”, p.25, Bantam
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