More Quotes by Og Mandino
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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.
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.
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.
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail.
Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.
Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.