Poverty itself is not so bad as the poverty thought. It is the conviction that we are poor and must remain so that is fatal. It is the attitude of mind that is destructive, the facing toward poverty, and feeling so reconciled to it that one does not turn... Peace Power & Plenty - Page 23by Orison Swett Marden - 2007 - 216 pagesLimited preview - About this book
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...less and less capable of conquering poverty. "Poverty itself is not so bad as the poverty thought. It is the conviction that we are poor and must remain...knows no retreat. "It is facing the wrong way, toward the black, depressing, hopeless outlook that kills effort and demoralizes ambition. So long as you... | |
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