Augustine "Og" Mandino II

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1923-12-12 – 1996-09-03

Og Mandino was an American author best known for the inspirational book The Greatest Salesman in the World. His books were widely read in motivational and self-development circles.

Quotes by Augustine "Og" Mandino II

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
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It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.
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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.
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The height of my goals will not hold me in awe, though I may stumble often before they are reached.
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I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
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Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
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I am rare, and there is value in all rarity; therefore, I am valuable.
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Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.
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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.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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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.
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True security lies not in the things one has, but in the things one can do without.
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