Napoleon Hill Quotes
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Remember,too,that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start,and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they "arrive". The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at some moment of crisis,through which they are introduced to their "other selves".
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No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
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It is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him.
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Enthusiasm is the steam that drives the engine.
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The necessity for struggle is one of the clever devices through which nature forces individuals to expand, develop, progress, and become strong through resistance. . .We are forced to recognize that this great universal necessity for struggle must have a definite and useful purpose. That purpose is to force the individual to sharpen his wits, arouse his enthusiasm, build up his spirit of faith, gain definiteness of purpose, develop his power of will, and inspire his faculty of imagination to give him new uses for old ideas and concepts. . .
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If you are influenced by the opinions of others, you will have no DESIRE of your own.
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Render more service than you are paid for and eventually you will be paid more for less services rendered.
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Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.
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Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time.
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The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.
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Faith is the eternal elixir. It gives life, power, and action to the impulse of thought.
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If you think your lot has been hard, read 'Up From Slavery' by Booker T. Washington, and you may see how fortunate you have been.
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Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say.
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You have absolute control over just one thing, your thoughts. This divine gift is the sole means by which you may control your destiny. If you fail to control your mind, you will control nothing else.
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Success come to those who become success conscious.
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Control your own mind, and you may never be controlled by the mind of another.
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You may as well know, also, that every great leader, from the dawn of civilization down to the present, was a dreamer.
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The subconscious mind will translate into its physical equivalent a thought impulse of a negative or destructive nature, just as readily as it will act upon thought impulses of a positive or constructive nature. This accounts for the strange phenomenon which so many millions of people experience, referred to as "misfortune" or "bad luck."
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The better portion of all sales I have made were made after people had said 'no'.
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The man who always takes and never gives is not a leader. He is a parasite.
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Knowledge will not attract money, unless it is organized, and intelligently directed, through practical plans of action, to the definite end of accumulation of money.
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Taking possession of your positive self will put you on the success beam that you may ride triumphantly to whatever heights of achievement you desire.
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If you want prosperity, you must refuse to accept any circumstances that lead toward poverty.
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If you think you are beaten you are, if you think you dare not, you don't. If you like to win, but you think you can't, it is almost certain you won't.