Napoleon Hill Quotes

“Every person should make it his business to gather new ideas from sources other than the environment in which he daily lives and works. The mind becomes withered, stagnant, narrow and closed unless it searches for new ideas.”

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

“No man can afford to express, through words or acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he must pay by the loss of his ability to influence others.”

“You will never be greater than the thoughts that dominate your mind”

“You have a tremendous advantage over the man who does you an injury: You have it within your power to forgive him, while he has no such advantage over you.”

“One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand may think or say”

“No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.”

“When adversity overtakes you, it pays to be thankful it was not worse instead of worrying over your misfortune.”

“Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.”

“Genius is merely the capacity for taking infinite pains.”

“It takes a habit to replace a habit.”

“Successful people are decisive people. When opportunities come their way, they evaluate them carefully, make a decision, and take appropriate action. They know that indecision wastes time that could be spent on more productive tasks.”

“If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way. Don't wait for great opportunities. Seize common, everyday ones and make them great.”

“Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.”

“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.”

“If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self- interest, you can have practically anything you go after.”

“There would be no advantage to be gained by sowing a field of wheat if the harvest did not return more than was sown.”

“Good intentions are useless until they are expressed in appropriate action!”

“Every adversity contains, at the same time, a seed of equivalent opportunity!”

“Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.”

“Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.”

“There can never be success without happiness, and no man can be happy without dispensing happiness to others.”

“We become who we hang out with.”

“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.”

“Your reputation is that which people think you are; your character is that which you are.”