"Failure cannot cope with persistence."
Napoleon Hill
Author, Motivational Speaker
Napoleon Hill was an American self-help author known for his influential book 'Think and Grow Rich,' which focuses on the principles of success and personal achievement.
- Born
- October 26, 1883
- Died
- November 8, 1970
- Quotes
- 711
- Rank
- #319
Quote collection
Napoleon Hill quotes (page 13 of 36)
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"I realize the dominating thoughts of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical action, and gradually transform themselves into physical reality."
"Men take on the nature and the habits and the power of thought of those with whom they associate in a spirit of sympathy and harmony."
"Verily, there is nothing, right or wrong, which belief, plus burning desire, cannot make real."
"Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart."
"Success is knowing what you're doing, loving what you're doing, and believing what you're doing"
"One of the most valuable things any person can learn is the art of using the knowledge and experience of others."
"Until you have learned to be tolerant with those who do not always agree with you, you will be neither successful nor happy."
"The Master Mind principle: Two or more people actively engaged in the pursuit of a definite purpose with a positive mental attitude, constitute an unbeatable force."
"Nobody rises above mediocrity unless they use the brains of other people."
"You give before you get."
"Through some strange and powerful principle of mental chemistry which she has never divulged, nature wraps up in the impulse of strong desire, that something which recognizes no such word as impossible, and accepts no such reality as failure."
"If you don’t want your life to be 'messed up', don’t fool around with those who have messed up theirs."
"Every man's own character is written so all who will may read it, in the expression of his eyes, the tone of his voice, the posture of his body, the style of his clothes, and the nature of his deeds!"
"Fear is the tool of a man-made devil. Self-confident faith in one's self is both the man-made weapon which defeats this devil and the man-made tool which builds a triumphant life. And it is more than that. It is a link to the irresistible forces of the universe which stand behind a man who does not believe in failure and defeat as being anything but temporary experiences."
"There is some one thing that you can do better than anyone else in the world could do it. Search until you find out what this particular line of endeavor is, then organize all of your forces and attack it with the belief that you are going to win."
"One thing we all know, if one does not possess PERSISTENCE, one does not achieve noteworthy success in any calling."
"You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself."
"Dreams are the seedlings of reality."
"Every well built house started in the form of a definite purpose plus a definite plan in the nature of a set of blueprints."