Napoleon Hill Quotes

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

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

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.

Mind control is the result of self-discipline and habit.
You either control your mind or it controls you. 
There's no hallway to compromise.

You are the master of your destiny. 
You can influence, direct and control your own environment. 
You can make your life what you want it to be.

Fears are nothing more than
a state of mind.

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

Our minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts 
we hold in our minds and these magnets
attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life
which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts.

There is a difference between WISHING for a thing 
and being READY to receive it. 
No one is ready for a thing, 
until he believes he can acquire it.

No one ever is defeated until defeat 
has been accepted as a reality.

There are no limitations to the mind 
except those that we acknowledge.
Both poverty and riches are the 
offspring of thought.

Tell me how you use your spare time, 
and how you spend your money, 
and I will tell you where and what 
you will be ten years from now.

The more you give, the more comes back to you.

Set your mind on a definite goal 
and observe how quickly 
the world stands aside to let you pass.

Opportunity often comes disguised 
in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

If you give up before your goal has been reached, 
you are a "quitter." 
A QUITTER NEVER WINS AND 
A WINNER NEVER QUITS.

Think twice before you speak, 
because your words and influence 
will plant the seed of either success or failure
in the mind of another.

You might well remember that 
nothing can bring you success but yourself.

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

Success is good at any age, 
but the sooner you find it, 
the longer you will enjoy it.

The persistent man with a poor plan 
stands a better chance of winning than 
the man with a perfect plan 
who hesitates and waivers in carrying it out.

Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure 
in every walk of life.

Everyone faces defeat. 
It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, 
depending on the mental attitude 
with which it is faced.

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

The ladder of success 
is never crowded at the top.

Effort only fully releases its reward
after a person refuses to quit.

The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that 
your plans are not sound, 
rebuild those plans, 
and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

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

Deliberately seek the company of people 
who influence you to think and act on
building the life you desire.

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

Patience, persistence and perspiration 
make an unbeatable combination for success.

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

Money without brains is always dangerous.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, 
and is never the result of selfishness.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Strength and growth come only 
through continuous effort and struggle.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.

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

Happiness is found in doing, 
not merely possessing.

Do it now! 
can affect every phase of your life. 
It can help you do the things you should do 
but don't feel like doing. 
It can keep you from procrastinating
when an unpleasant duty faces you. 
But it can also help you do those things 
that you want to do. 
It helps you seize those precious moments that, 
if lost, may never be retrieved.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache 
carries with it the seed of 
an equal or greater benefit.

Most great people have attained 
their greatest success just 
one step beyond their greatest failure.

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

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough
in your mind's eye,
and you will be drawn toward it.

Most so called FAILURES are only
temporary defeats.

Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism
by reaching a decision not to worry 
about what other people think, do, or say.

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

The number one reason people fail in life is because 
they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

When you are able to maintain your own 
highest standards of integrity - 
regardless of what others may do - 
you are destined for greatness.

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

The way of success is 
the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, 
it can achieve.
Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, 
when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, 
can be translated into riches. Use auto-suggestion, 
have faith, imagination and overcome fear and time
is your opposite player as in checkerboard.