Napoleon Hill Quotes

“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.”

“Within every adversity is an equal and opposite benefit.”

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

“The most that can be said of flattery is that it is sometimes a cheap psychological trick with which charlatans and dishonest people lull others into a state of carelessness while they pick their pockets.”

“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.”

“The most practical of all methods for controlling the mind is the habit of keeping it busy with a definite purpose, backed by a definite plan.”

“Every man's own character is written so all who will may read it, in the expression of his eyes, the tone of his voice, the posture of his body, the style of his clothes, and the nature of his deeds!”

“Loud threats often indicate deep fears”

“Control your own mind, and you may never be controlled by the mind of another.”

“The one who tries to get something for nothing generally winds up getting nothing for something.”

“The only thing over which you have complete right of control at all times is your mental attitude.”

“Remember, the thoughts that you think and the statements you make regarding yourself determine your mental attitude. If you have a worthwhile objective, find the one reason why you can achieve it rather than hundreds of reasons why you can't.”

“If you are worried or afraid of anything, there is something in your mental attitude that needs correction.”

“Your mental attitude is the most dependable key to your personality.”

“Your own mental attitude is your real boss.”

“Napoleon Hill saw this law of transmutation as the seed of equivalent benefit: With every disappointment, heartbreak, or failure, there exists an equal (usually greater) positive benefit.”

“If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else.”

“Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage.”

“The one and only thing over which you have complete and total control is how you focus your own mind. Luckily, this determines everything else.”

“Achieve self-mastery over your thoughts, and constantly direct them toward your goals and objectives. Learn to focus your attention on the goals that you want to achieve and on finding ways to achieve those goals.”

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

“Fear,the worst of all enemies can be effectively cured by forced repetition ofacts of courage”

“You either control your mind or it controls you.”

“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.”

“Change your mental attitude, & the World around you will change accordingly”