Og Mandino Quotes

A collection of quotes by Og Mandino.

Og Mandino was an American author best known for his inspirational and self-help books. He was born in 1923 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Mandino had a challenging early life, as he had faced personal and financial difficulties, including alcoholism and the loss of his job. However, his life took a significant turn when he picked up a self-help book from a library and felt inspired to change his circumstances.

Mandino's most famous work is his debut book, "The Greatest Salesman in the World," published in 1968. It became an instant success and has since sold millions of copies worldwide. The book offers valuable insights and lessons on achieving success, happiness, and personal growth through a fictional story set in ancient times.

Following the success of his first book, Mandino continued to write other self-help and motivational books, including "The Greatest Secret in the World," "The Choice," and "The Greatest Miracle in the World." He believed in the power of positive thinking, perseverance, and taking responsibility for one's actions to attain personal and professional fulfillment.

Og Mandino's writings continue to influence and empower individuals today, as his books impart timeless wisdom and inspire readers to unlock their potential and lead more purposeful lives. He passed away on September 3, 1996, leaving behind a legacy of motivational literature that continues to impact countless individuals seeking personal transformation.

Take the attitude of a student, Never be to big to ask quest

Take the attitude of a student, Never be to big to ask questions, Never know to much to learn something new.

I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a m

I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.

If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh.

If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.

Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure i

Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment.

Hope Adversity Inspirational

Happiness, in truth, may not be the fruit plucked by my acti

Happiness, in truth, may not be the fruit plucked by my action yet without action all fruit will die on the vine. I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. I will act now.

Truth Happiness Action

Always I will take another step. If that is of no avail I wi

Always I will take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult. I will persist until I succeed.

Time Truth Thetimes

I will become a firefly and even in the day my glow will be

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 and yet depend upon the charity of a flower for life. I will be as the firefly and my light will brighten the world.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as i

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.

Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.

Future Found Calendar

Opportunities, many times, are so small that we glimpse them

Opportunities, many times, are so small that we glimpse them not and yet they are often the seeds of great enterprises. Opportunities are also everywhere and so you must always let your hook be hanging. When you least expect it, a great fish will swim by.

Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don

Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don't look back at it too long. Mistakes are life's way of teaching you. Your capacity for occasional blunders is inseparable from your capacity to reach your goals. No one wins them all, and your failures, when they happen, are just part of your growth. Shake off your blunders. How will you know your limits without an occasional failure? Never quit. Your turn will come.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as i

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. Yet each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better or quit. Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future.

Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision

Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. Never take yourself too seriously.

Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time a

Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.

Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember that you

Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember that you will only find tomorrow on the calendars of fools. Forget yesterday's defeats and ignore the problems of tomorrow. This is it. Doomsday. All you have. Make it the best day of your year. The saddest words you can ever utter are, If I had my life to live over again. Take the baton, now. Run with it! This is your day! Beginning today, treat everyone you meet, friend or foe, loved one or stranger, as if they were going to be dead at midnight. Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.

Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are

Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.

Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph

Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation a new meaning, no matter how frightening or difficult. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succee

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were goi

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.

The great difference between those who succeed and those who

The great difference between those who succeed and those who fail does not consist in the amount of work done by each but in the amount of intelligent work. Many of those who fail most ignominiously do enough to achieve grand success but they labor haphazardly at whatever they are assigned, building up with one hand to tear down with the other. They do not grasp circumstances and change them into opportunities. They have no faculty for turning honest defeats into telling victories. With ability enough and ample time, the major ingredients of success, they are forever throwing back and forth an empty shuttle and the real web of their life is never woven.