Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.

He also held a degree in medicine and was a successful hotel owner. With little money but with lots of time on his hands he decided to write a book. Winning out.

He also held a degree in medicine and was a successful hotel owner. Orison Swett Marden (1850 - 1924) was an American spiritual author in the New Thought Movement.