"Happiness may be found only by helping others to find it."
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 23 of 36)
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"There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service."
"Anything the human mind can believe, the human mind can achieve"
"I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects"
"Who told you it couldn't be done? And what great achievement has he to his credit that entitles him to use the word 'impossible' so freely?"
"Awake,arise,and assert yourself,you dreamers of the world. Your star is now in ascendancy."
"Failure seems to be nature's plan for preparing us for great responsibilities."
"No man can avail himself of the forces of his creative imagination, while dissipating them."
"If a man attains a high station in life, it is because he has acquired or was blessed with native ability as a salesman. Schooling, college degrees, intellect, brilliancy, are of no avail to the man who lacks the ability to attract the cooperative efforts of others, thus to create opportunities for himself."
"You can think your way into or out of almost any circumstance, good or bad."
"Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies ."
"One who has loved truly can never lose entirely."
"You are the master of your own earthly destiny just as surely as you have the power to control your own thoughts"
"All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite."
"If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way. Don't wait for great opportunities. Seize common, everyday ones and make them great."
"The ability to negotiate with other people without friction and argument is the outstanding quality of all successful people."
"Anything acquired without effort, and without cost is generally unappreciated."
"If you think your lot in life has been hard read “Up From Slavery” by Booker T. Washington, and you may see how fortunate you have been."
"It is a point that I repeat over and over again in teaching public speaking. It is not so much what you say as it is the tone and manner in which you say it that makes a lasting impression."
"Time is wealth, and unlike money when it is gone you cannot replace it."