Napoleon Hill Quotes
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When adversity overtakes you, it pays to be thankful it was not worse instead of worrying over your misfortune.
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But sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.
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Success requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis.
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If you can keep on trying after three failures in a given undertaking you may consider yourself a 'suspect' as a potential leader in your chosen occupation. If you can keep on trying after a dozen failures the seed of a genius is germinating within your soul.
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Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.
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The person who sows a single beautiful thought in the mind of another, renders the world a greater service than that rendered by all the faultfinders combined.
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Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.
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The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.
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The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.
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The habit of expressing loosely organized opinions is one of the most destructive of habits.
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The person who stops studying merely because he has finished school is forever hopelessly doomed to mediocrity, no matter what may be his calling. The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.
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The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs are, generally, easily influenced by the opinion of others.
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The battle is all over except the 'shouting' when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
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The habit of taking the line of least resistance makes all rivers and some men crooked.
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Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.
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If a man attains a high station in life, it is because he has acquired or was blessed with native ability as a salesman. Schooling, college degrees, intellect, brilliancy, are of no avail to the man who lacks the ability to attract the cooperative efforts of others, thus to create opportunities for himself.
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Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.
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Seek the counsel of men who will tell you the truth about yourself, even if it hurts you to hear it. Mere commendation will not bring the improvement you need.
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If you must let someone down, be sure it isn’t the friend who helped you up when you were down.
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Maintain perfect harmony between yourself and every member of your mastermind group. If you fail to carry out this instruction to the letter, you may expect to meet with failure. The master mind principle cannot obtain where perfect harmony does not prevail.
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The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim.
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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
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Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.
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Money without brains is always dangerous.