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Failure is a man's inability to reach his goals in life, whatever they may be

Og Mandino

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Og Mandino
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 1996
Died: September 3
Author
Writer
Framingham
Massachusetts
Augustine Og Mandino II
Men
Life
Inability
Goals
Reach
Failure
Goal
Whatever
May

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Envy, like the worm, is always attracted to the fairest apple
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I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why would the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?
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The secret of success is to triple your rate of failure.
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Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all.
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With no goals, no priorities, no life strategy of our own, we drift with the herd through an endless meadow of mediocrity, unable to break loose, to achieve even a small part of the dreams we once cherished.
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I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
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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.
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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.
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Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.
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Only a habit can subdue another habit.
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You can't conquer reality by running away from it.
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Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you.
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You learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of hope.
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You will achieve your grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day.
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I will persist. I will always take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another.
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Today I will be the master of my emotions.
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My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.
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Procrastination can be driven from your personality through the simple technique of constantly commanding yourself to get into action . . . and then obeying that command immediately.
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Always let your reach exceed your grasp.
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