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Begin where you are work where you are the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities.

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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Medical Writer
Philosopher
Physician Writer
Poet Lawyer
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New Hampshire
United States
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