Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.

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.