Orison Swett Marden Quotes

Time is the most precious element of human existence. The successful person knows how to put energy into time and how to draw success from time.

No matter what your work today, if it is worth while at all - time to plan it out, time to do it well, and time to finish it, is your day's greatest gift and your greatest job.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Every hour of useful work is precious.

I finished my dissertation six weeks early. Who does that? As soon as something comes in, I like it to go out.

As I get older, the idea of wasting time is becoming more and more abhorrent to me and I can't stand the idea of simply lying in bed.

This week I've been reading a lot and doing little work. That's the way things ought to be. That's surely the road to success.

When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.

All times are good time for those who know how to work and have the tools to do so.

People always ask me, how do you do everything you do?

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

I just think there are enough hours in the day. If you just focus and dedicate yourself and approach each task as it presents itself, you can accomplish a lot.

Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.

The most important part of life is work, it's the flow, it's getting stuff done, feeling like you're doing something.

I knew I could control one thing, and that is my time and my hours and my effort and my efficiency.

I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

You can spend your time daydreaming or make use of it in other ways.

I discovered that the best thing for me was to be very busy all the time. I can get a lot done, and I can do those tasks well.

Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing.

You can't get anything done hanging out all day long.