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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.
Orison Swett Marden
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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. — Orison Swett Marden

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Orison Swett Marden was a Writer from United States (1848–1924).

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This quote is attributed to Orison Swett Marden, a Writer from United States.
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Orison Swett Marden lived from 1848 – 1924.
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