Napoleon Hill Quotes
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Enthusiasm is the steam that drives the engine.
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The world does not pay men for that which they “know”. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.
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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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Ideas... they have the power.
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It is in quiet that our best ideas occur to us. Don't make the mistake of believing that by a frantic kind of dashing around you are being your most effective and efficient self. Don't assume that you are wasting time when you take time out for thought.
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Knowledge is only potential power.
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You can always become the person you would have liked to be.
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Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them.
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We refuse to believe that which we don't understand.
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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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The better portion of all sales I have made were made after people had said 'no'.
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If you want prosperity, you must refuse to accept any circumstances that lead toward poverty.
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Dreams are the seedlings of reality.
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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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Every time a man rises from defeat, he becomes mentally and emotionally stronger. Thus, in time, one may actually find his self - his true, inner self - through temporary defeat.
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One way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and to be a nobody. The world will then not bother you.
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The only person to get even with are those who have helped you.
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The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.
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The only limitation is that which one sets up in one's own mind.
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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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Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in THOUGHT.
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The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.
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It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind.
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If you don’t want your life to be 'messed up', don’t fool around with those who have messed up theirs.