Napoleon Quotes

It is a curious quirk of human nature that some people can see opportunities, while others only see problems.

Anything in life worth working for, is worth praying for.

The bottom is a monotonous, dreary, unprofitable place for any person. That is why I have taken the time to describe how lowly beginnings may be circumvented by proper planning.

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.

A positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude.

The subconscious acts first on the dominating desires.

Thought is the most highly organized form of energy known to man.

Render more service than you are paid for and eventually you will be paid more for less services rendered.

You may as well know, also, that every great leader, from the dawn of civilization down to the present, was a dreamer.

Whatever your mind can conceive, you can achieve.

The best compensation for doing things is the ability to do more.

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

A positive mental attitude is an irresistible force that knows no such thing as an immovable body.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.

You owe it to yourself not to permit your emotions to place your happiness in the keeping of another person.

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

Any habit may be discontinued by building in its place some other and more desirable habit.

Practice being grateful for everything that life has blessed you with.

What the mind cab conceive, it can achieve

What remarkable strength is shown by the person who can lay aside personal prejudices and work without friction with a group of individuals with whom he or she is not in accord on many subjects.

It isn’t defeat, but rather your mental attitude toward it, that whips you.

Poverty is no disgrace. But it is certainly not a recommendation.

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

What a different story men would have to tell if only they would adopt a DEFINITE PURPOSE, and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an all-consuming obsession!

Faith is a state of mind which may be induced, or created, by affirmation or repeated instructions to the subconscious mind, through the principle of auto-suggestion .

Experience is a teacher that knows no favorites.

Have faith in yourself; faith in the infinite

One of the most essential yet the hardest truths that I have had to learn is that every person should be his own hardest task-master.

You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions

the starting point of all achievement is desire

The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.

If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way.

A cannonball travels only two thousand miles an hour

Goals are dreams with a deadline.

Any ideas, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought

There are no limitations to the mind except those that we acknowledge.

You’ve got to be sure of yourself beforeYou can ever win a prize.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you’re ready or not, to put it into action.

war grows out of desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

Tell the world what you intend to do but first show it.

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

If you are ready for the secret, you already possess one half of it, therefore, you will readily recognize the other half the moment it reaches your mind.

You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions.

When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

Meet struggle and master it, says nature, and you shall have strength and wisdom sufficient for all your needs.

Face the facts squarely. Ask yourself definite questions and demand direct replies.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement.

Adversity relieves people of vanity and egotism. It discourages selfishness by proving that no one can succeed without the cooperation of others.