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The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.
Orison Swett Marden
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Orison Swett Marden
Age: 75 †
Born: 1848
Born: June 11
Died: 1924
Died: March 10
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New Hampshire
United States
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Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, molded by your surroundings, by the character of the people with whom you come in contact every day.
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As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly he is not a failure
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There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.
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