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"If you compromise with your own conscience, you will weaken your conscience. Soon your conscience will fail to guide you and you never will have real wealth based on peace of mind."
"Success is very largely a matter of adjusting one's self to the ever-varying and changing environments of life, in a spirit of harmony and poise."
"Here is an old Oriental proverb: *A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.* It is difficult to anticipate just how a situation will develop in every detail until you take a step forward and try out your present equipment. Then, if weaknesses appear, you will have clues as to how to strengthen your resources. No scheme or plan is perfect. Perfection is a process, not an end."
"What the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve."
"Moral courage further demands that you assume the responsibility for your own acts."
"I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice, therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects."
"Your world will change whether or not you choose to change, but you have the power to choose it's direction."
"Napoleon Hill saw this law of transmutation as the seed of equivalent benefit: With every disappointment, heartbreak, or failure, there exists an equal (usually greater) positive benefit."
"Anything in life worth working for, is worth praying for."
"A positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude."
"It is a curious quirk of human nature that some people can see opportunities, while others only see problems."
"When you lose your sense of humor, get a job running an elevator, because your life will be a series of Ups and Downs anyway."
"You need to recognize and sweep aside certain weaknesses which stand between you and your goals. Your persistence develops into a respected, proved, progressive power."
"Thought is the most highly organized form of energy known to man."
"Ideas... they have the power"
"Bravery is fearlessness-the absence of fear. The merest dolt may be brave because he lacks the mentality to appreciate his danger."
"Men have no confidence in an officer who doesn't know his own mind."
"No man can afford to express, through words or acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he must pay by the loss of his ability to influence others."
"Nature yields her most profound secrets to the person who is determined to uncover them."
"When adversity overtakes you, it pays to be thankful it was not worse instead of worrying over your misfortune."