“Every young man or woman should weigh the matter well before concludin...” — Orison Swett Marden Quote

“Every young man or woman should weigh the matter well before concluding that a college education is out of the question.”

“Without this tremendous passion for power, influence, and advantage which money gives, how could nature develop the highest type of man? Without this infinite longing, whence would come the discipline which industry, perseverance, tact, sagacity, and frugality give?”

“One of the secrets of a successful life is to be able to hold all of our energies upon one point, to focus all of the scattered rays of the mind upon one place or thing.”

“It's one thing to skip class to play poker, but if I'm learning how to think in the real world playing poker, then maybe that's more valuable than a college education could've been.”

“When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less.”

“It takes most men five years to recover from a college education, and to learn that poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge.”