Napoleon Hill Quotes
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Worry is a state of mind based on fear.
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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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It is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him.
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A wise man watches his faults more closely than his virtues; fools reverse the order.
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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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Until a man selects a DEFINITE PURPOSE IN LIFE, he dissipates his energies & spreads his thoughts over so many subjects & in so many different directions that they lead not to power, but to indecision & weakness.
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The seventh factor of the basic ingredients of genius, as determined from an extensive analysis of the lives of outstanding men of this nation, is *the habit of going the extra mile.* You will never be a genius unless you make it a habit to do more and better than you are paid to do, every single day of your life.
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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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Bravery is fearlessness-the absence of fear. The merest dolt may be brave because he lacks the mentality to appreciate his danger.
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Faith is the "eternal elixir" which gives life, power and action to the impulse of thought! Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches! Faith is the basis of all "miracles" and all mysteries which cannot be analyzed by the rules of science! Faith is the only known antidote for failure!
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Man's brain may be compared to an electric battery...a group of electric batteries will provide more energy than a single battery.
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Cherish the music that stirs in your heart.
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The imagination is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all plans created by man.
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Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of HARD work!
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There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service.
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It takes a habit to replace a habit.
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Nothing was ever created by a human being that was not first created in the imagination through desire and then transformed into reality through concentration.
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Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind.
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The world is ruled, and the destiny of civilization is established, by the human emotions.
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Most people wish for riches, but few people provide the definite plan and burning desire which pave the road to wealth.
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You are fortunate if you have learned the difference between temporary defeat and failure, more fortunate still if you have learned the truth that the very seed of success is dormant in every defeat that you experience.
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No two minds ever come together without a third invisible force, which may be likened to a 'third mind.' When a group of individual minds are coordinated and function in harmony, the increased energy created through that alliance becomes available to every individual in the group.
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Your mental attitude is the most dependable key to your personality.
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First you give life and action and guidance to ideas, then they take on power of their own and sweep aside all opposition.