Napoleon Hill Quotes
Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand & work with whatever tools you may have.
No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.
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.
Don't be afraid of a little opposition. Remember that the 'Kite' of success generally rises AGAINST the wind of Adversity, not with it.
Keep your mind focused on what you want and act accordingly. You will achieve success!
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.
The happiest people are those who have learned to mix play with their work and to bind the two together with enthusiasm.
You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.
If you were your own employer, would you be entirely satisfied with the day’s work you have done today?
Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.
Do not let a day go by without taking some time for yourself - some time you spend in pure pleasure, as you see it.
Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end.
A BURNING DESIRE TO BE, AND TO DO is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition.
Do not look for a miracle, because you will not find it. You will find only the eternal laws of nature. These laws are available to every person who has the faith and the courage to use them.
The habit of taking the line of least resistance makes all rivers and some men crooked.
If you have a strong belief in yourself, in what you are doing and what you want to do, no adversity is too difficult to overcome.
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
Fortunes gravitate to men whose minds have been prepared to attract them just as surely as water gravitates to the ocean.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act on building the life you desire.
The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.
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.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
You will resemble, tomorrow, the DOMINATING THOUGHTS that you keep alive in your mind today!
You can be absolutely certain that when you feel you are being most unfairly tested, you are being prepared for great achievement.
I am thankful for the adversities, which have crossed my pathway, for they taught me tolerance, sympathy, self-control, perseverance and some other virtues I might never have known.
The development of self-confidence starts with the elimination of this demon called fear.
Success comes to those who become success conscious. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious.
The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief.
