"Initiative is as essential to success as a hub is essential to a wagon wheel."
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 30 of 36)
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"The great leaders of business, industry and finance, and the great artists, poets, musicians and writers all became great because they developed the power of self-motivation ."
"If you truly want to succeed, be prepared to go the extra mile."
"Life gives no one immunity against adversity, but life gives to everyone the power of positive thought which is sufficient to master all circumstances of adversity and convert them into benefits."
"When you do not know what to do or which way to turn, smile. This will relax your mind and let the sunshine of happiness into your soul."
"If you are worried or afraid of anything, there is something in your mental attitude that needs correction."
"The one who tries to get something for nothing generally winds up getting nothing for something."
"Remember when your plans fail, that temporary defeat is not permanent failure."
"All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood; if they are not, they are not great truths."
"If you pray for a thing, but have fear as you pray, that you may not receive it, or that your prayer will not be acted upon by Infinite Intelligence, your prayer will have been in vain."
"Who said it could not be done? And tell me what great victories does he have to his credit which qualifies him to judge what can and can't be accomplished."
"Loud threats often indicate deep fears"
"Knowledge will not attract money, unless it is organized, and intelligently directed, through practical plans of action, to the definite end of accumulation of money."
"Out of resistance comes strength."
"A fearless man thrives on far horizons."
"The richest persons are those who give most in service to others."
"Every time a man rises from defeat, he becomes mentally and emotionally stronger. Thus, in time, one may actually find his self - his true, inner self - through temporary defeat."
"We do not have to wait for future discoveries in connection with the powers of the human mind for evidence that the mind is the greatest force known to mankind. We know, now, that any idea, aim or purpose that is fixed in the mind and held there with a will to achieve or attain its physical or material equivalent, puts into motion powers that cannot be conquered."
"Truly, there is something to the idea that hero-worship is helpful, provided one worships a winner."
"Nothing constructive and worthy of man's efforts ever has or ever will be achieved except by that which comes from a positive mental attitude, based on a definiteness of purpose and activated by a burning desire, and acted upon until the burning desire is elevated to the level of applied faith."