Posted by admin on December 26th, 2013 at 6:11 am



Augustine “Og” Mandino II was an American author. He wrote the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World. His books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into over twenty-five different languages.

Born: December 12, 1923

Died: September 3, 1996

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

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

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

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Cherish each hour of this day for it can NEVER return.

Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.

Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.

Never feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.

Do all things with love.

Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile!

A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.

I will not allow yesterday’s success to lull me into today’s complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure.

Obstacles are necessary for success because victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.