Quotes from Og Mandino

I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

Failure is a man's inability to reach his goals in life, whatever they may be

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you.

Procrastination can be driven from your personality through the simple technique of constantly commanding yourself to get into action . . . and then obeying that command immediately.

I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why would the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?

Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all.

Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.

Practice the art of patience for nature never acts in haste.

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

Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again.

Each problem has a positive side.

I need not wait for I have the power to choose my own destiny.

Use wisely your power of choice.

We are unhappy because we no longer have our self esteem. We are unhappy, because we no longer believe we are a special miracle, a special creation of God. We have lost faith in ourselves.

Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.

Who is of so little faith that in a moment of great disaster or heartbreak has not called to his God?

God will never give you any problems that he thinks you can't solve.

If our lives are truly plans of God, someone had better call a meeting soon to remind us, once more, what great miracles we really are.

Good habits are the key to all success. Bad habits are the unlocked door to failure.

I will form good habits and become their slaves.

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.

You learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of hope.

I will act now. I will act now. I will act now.