Napoleon Hill Quotes

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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.

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Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement. Just as the electron is the last unit of matter discernible to the scientist. DESIRE is the seed of all achievement; the starting place, back of which there is nothing, or at least there is nothing of which we have any knowledge.

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Indecision, doubt and fear. The members of this unholy trio are closely related; where one is found, the other two are close at hand.

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It is well worth remembering that the customer is the most important factor in any business. If you don't think so, try getting along without him for a while.

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

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Truly, there is something to the idea that hero-worship is helpful, provided one worships a winner.

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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.

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

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

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You are fortunate if you have learned the difference between temporary defeat and failure, more fortunate still if you have learned the truth that the very seed of success is dormant in every defeat that you experience.

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Count that day lost whose descending sun finds you with no good deeds done.

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If you have no major purpose, you are drifting toward certain failure.

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If you neglect to exercise self-control, you are not only likely to injure others, but you are sure to injure yourself!

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The man who actually knows just what he wants in life has already gone a long way toward attaining it.

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If the thing you wish to do is right, and you believe in it, go ahead and do it!

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Discipline comes through self control. This means that you must control all negative qualities. Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you will ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

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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.

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There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat.

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If you don't want your life to be 'messed up', don't fool around with those who have messed up theirs.

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Willpower and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair.

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I pray daily, not for more riches, but for more wisdom with which to recognize, embrace and enjoy what I already possess.

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Hard labor and good intentions are not sufficient to carry a man through to success.

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Don't ever admit that the world has not given you an opportunity

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The surest way of finding peace of mind is that which helps the greatest number of others to find it

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Opportunity never sneaks up on those who straddle the fence of indecision.

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Fear,
the worst of all enemies can be effectively cured by forced repetition of
acts of courage

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

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Self-sacrifice is essential to leadership. You will give, give all the time.

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If you can keep on trying after three failures in a given undertaking you may consider yourself a 'suspect' as a potential leader in your chosen occupation. If you can keep on trying after a dozen failures the seed of a genius is germinating within your soul.

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If you do not believe in co-operation, look what happens to a wagon that loses a wheel.

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