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But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!

Orison Swett Marden

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Orison Swett Marden
Age: 75 †
Born: 1848
Born: June 11
Died: 1924
Died: March 10
Author
Medical Writer
Philosopher
Physician Writer
Poet Lawyer
Writer
New Hampshire
United States
O. Swett Marden
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