Napoleon Hill Quotes
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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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We refuse to believe that which we don't understand.
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When you lose your sense of humor, get a job running an elevator, because your life will be a series of Ups and Downs anyway.
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We are the masters of our fate, the captains of our souls, because we have the power to control our thoughts.
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Life gives no one immunity against adversity, but life gives to everyone the power of positive thought which is sufficient to master all circumstances of adversity and convert them into benefits.
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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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It is a point that I repeat over and over again in teaching public speaking. It is not so much what you say as it is the tone and manner in which you say it that makes a lasting impression.
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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.
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A wise man watches his faults more closely than his virtues; fools reverse the order.
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The better portion of all sales I have made were made after people had said 'no'.
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If you are really great, you will let others discover this fact from your actions.
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Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in THOUGHT.
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Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies.
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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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Cherish the music that stirs in your heart.
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Indecision, doubt and fear. The members of this unholy trio are closely related; where one is found, the other two are close at hand.
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The vast majority of people are born, grow up, struggle and go through life in misery and failure, not realizing that it would be just as easy to switch over and get exactly what they want out of life, not recognizing that the mind attracts the thing it dwells upon.
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If it isn't your job to do it, perhaps it is your opportunity.
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You are searching for the magic key that will unlock the door to the source of power; and yet you have the key in your own hands, and you may use it the moment you learn to control your thoughts.
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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 person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.
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If you neglect to exercise self-control, you are not only likely to injure others, but you are sure to injure yourself!
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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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It takes a habit to replace a habit.