“When the opportunity came, it appeared in a different form, and from a different direction than Barnes had expected. That is one of the tricks of opportunity. It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity
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“The starting point of all individual achievement is the adoption of a definite major purpose and a specific plan for its attainment.
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“Know your own mind and you will be as wise as the sages.”
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“Every man is what he is, because of the DOMINATING THOUGHTS which he permits to occupy his mind.”
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“Remember that no one is ever rewarded or promoted because of a bad disposition and negative mental attitude”
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“The whole course of things goes to teach us faith. We need only obey. There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening, we shall hear the right word.” The right word? desire!”
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“Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.”
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“Awake,arise,and assert yourself,you dreamers of the world. Your star is now in ascendancy.”
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“Neglecting to broaden their view has kept some people doing one thing all their lives.”
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“Do not wait. The time will never be “just right.”
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“Never ask anyone to do anything for you that you wouldn’t do for him or her if the circumstances were reversed.
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“Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.”
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“This power is made up of the principles described in this book. In the story of the Declaration of Independence it will not be difficult to detect at least six of these principles: DESIRE, DECISION, FAITH, PERSISTENCE, THE MASTER MIND and ORGANISED PLANNING.
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