Napoleon Hill

“Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater Benefit.”

“If you are influenced by the opinions of others, you will have no DESIRE of your own.”

“There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of LACK OF AMBITION!”

“Practical dreamers have always been and always will be the pattern-makers of civilization.”

“Your mental attitude attracts to you everything that makes you what you are.”

“Do not EXPECT troubles as they have a tendency not to disappoint.”

“Criticism will plant FEAR in the human heart, or resentment, but it will not build love or affection.”

“Desire is the factor that determines what your definite purpose in life shall be.”

“If you don't know what you want, don't say you never had a chance.”

“A positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can't be done.”

“The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”

“When one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance.”

“The successful man or woman always looks for the advantage or benefit in every situation and lo and behold, they always find it.”

“Success is very largely a matter of adjusting one's self to the ever-varying and changing environments of life, in a spirit of harmony and poise.”

“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.”

“No man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes.”

“Money is either a good or bad influence, according to the character of the person who possesses it.”

“The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.”

“All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.”

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”

“It's a sure thing that you'll not finish if you don't start.”

“We are all salesman regardless of our calling. But not all of us are Master Salesmen.”

“Quick riches are more dangerous than poverty.”

“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.”

“You have within you all the power you need with which to get whatever you want or need in this world.”

“Don't ever admit that the world has not given you an opportunity”

“Only the highway of useful service leads to the city of happiness.”

“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.”

“Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can and I will.”

“One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely. Love is whimsical and temperamental. Its nature is ephemeral, and transitory. It comes when it pleases,and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it while it remains, but spend no time worrying about its departure. Worry will never bring it back.”

“Do not let a day go by without taking some time for yourself - some time you spend in pure pleasure, as you see it.”

“IF - and this is the greatest of them all - I had the courage to see myself as I reallyam, I would find out what is wrong with me, and correct it, then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others,for I know that there is something WRONG with me, or I would now be where I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses, and less time building alibis to cover them.”

“Opportunity ... It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity.”

“The starting point of all achievement is desire.”

“Take inventory of yourself, see if any remnants of fear are standing in your way. Then you may grow... because nothing, absolutely nothing, can stand in your way.”

“All personal achievement starts within the mind of the individual-knowing your problem is the first step in finding the solution.”

“The greatest achievement was, at first, and for a time, but a dream.”

“All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood; if they are not, they are not great truths.”

“Waste no words on a man who dislikes you. Actions will impress him more.”

“A state of mind is something that one assumes. It cannot be purchased, it must be created.”

“Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it.”

“The world does not pay men for that which they “know”. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.”

“Whatever your mind feeds upon your mind attracts to you.”

“Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.”

“War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.”

“Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.”

“First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.”

“If the winds of fortune are temporarily blowing against you, remember that you can harness them and make them carry you toward your definite purpose, through the use of your imagination.”

“Every failure is a blessing in disguise, providing it teaches some needed lesson one could not have learned without it. Most so-called Failures are only temporary defeats.”

“If you truly want to succeed, be prepared to go the extra mile.”