Napoleon Hill Quotes
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If you were your own employer, would you be entirely satisfied with the day’s work you have done today?
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The subconscious mind is more susceptible to influence by impulses of thought mixed with 'feeling' or emotion, than by those originating solely in the reasoning portion of the mind.
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The Master Mind principle: Two or more people actively engaged in the pursuit of a definite purpose with a positive mental attitude, constitute an unbeatable force.
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The bottom is a monotonous, dreary, unprofitable place for any person. That is why I have taken the time to describe how lowly beginnings may be circumvented by proper planning.
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A wise man watches his faults more closely than his virtues; fools reverse the order.
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Practice being grateful for everything that life has blessed you with.
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The testing process usually happens when we least expect it, thereby catching you off guard and giving you no chance to display anything by your real personality.
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You cannot become a power in your community nor achieve enduring success in any worthy undertaking until you become big enough to blame yourself for your own mistakes and reverses.
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Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart.
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Every person should make it his business to gather new ideas from sources other than the environment in which he daily lives and works. The mind becomes withered, stagnant, narrow and closed unless it searches for new ideas.
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To win the big stakes in this changed world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past, whose dreams have given to civilization all that it has of value, the spirit that serves as the life-blood of our own country – your opportunity and mine, to develop and market our talents.
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Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.
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All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.
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Every individual has the power to change his or her material or financial status by first changing the nature of his or her beliefs.
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Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.
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They [the people under you] may desire help, but more than anything else they desire sympathy. Don't make the mistake of turning such men down with the statement that you have troubles of your own.
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Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater Benefit.
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You need to recognize and sweep aside certain weaknesses which stand between you and your goals. Your persistence develops into a respected, proved, progressive power.
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Happiness may be found only by helping others to find it.
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A positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude.
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Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.
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Until you have learned to be tolerant with those who do not always agree with you; until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire; until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.
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Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit.
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Money is either a good or bad influence, according to the character of the person who possesses it.