"You have a tremendous advantage over the man who does you an injury: You have it within your power to forgive him, while he has no such advantage over you."
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 33 of 36)
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"No man can become a permanent success without taking others along with him."
"Let nobody bribe you away from being yourself."
"Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind."
"Most ideas are stillborn and need the breath of life injected into them through definite plans of immediate action. The time to nurse an idea is at the time of its birth. Every minute it lives gives it a better chance of surviving."
"If you have been wise and successful I congratulate you. Unless you are unable to forget how successful you have been, then I pity you."
"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness."
"If a person has built a sound character, it makes but little difference what people say about him, because he will win in the end."
"One bad habit often spoils a dozen good ones."
"Our success depends very largely upon how well we negotiate our way through our daily contacts with other people without friction or opposition."
"The major weakness of all educational systems is that they neither teach nor encourage the habit of definite decision."
"The mind requires regular use to remain strong."
"A Positive Mental Attitude is the right mental attitude. What is the right mental attitude? It is most often comprised of the "plus" characteristics symbolized by such words as faith, integrity, hope, optimism, courage, initiative, generosity, tolerance, tact, kindliness, and good common sense. A person with positive mental attitude aims for high goals and constantly strives to achieve them."
"No one could become an efficient leader or take the initiative in any great undertaking without belief in himself."
"The best compensation for doing things is the ability to do more."
"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."
"You cannot become a power in your community nor achieve enduring success in any worthy undertaking until you become big enough to blame yourself for your own mistakes and reverses."
"Count that day lost whose descending sun finds you with no good deeds done."
"Unlimited power may be available when two or more people coordinate their thoughts and actions in a spirit of perfect harmony for the attainment of a definite purpose."
"One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand may think or say"