"Keep your mind focused on what you want and act accordingly. You will achieve success!"
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
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"Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know the truth; in helping others we help ourselves; and in hurting others we hurt ourselves. Character overshadows money, and trust rises above fame. Honesty is still the best policy."
"No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure."
"If the winds of fortune are temporarily blowing against you, remember that you can harness them and make them carry you toward your definite purpose, through the use of your imagination."
"Don't be afraid of a little opposition. Remember that the 'Kite' of success generally rises AGAINST the wind of Adversity, not with it."
"You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little."
"If you were your own employer, would you be entirely satisfied with the day’s work you have done today?"
"The happiest people are those who have learned to mix play with their work and to bind the two together with enthusiasm."
"First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination."
"Do not let a day go by without taking some time for yourself - some time you spend in pure pleasure, as you see it."
"Keep on keeping on, no matter how hard the going may be."
"Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself."
"I had learned, from years of experience with men, that when a man really desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win."
"Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it."
"Lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure. Moreover, experience with thousands of people has proved that lack of persistence is a weakness common to the majority of men. It is a weakness which may be overcome with effort."
"Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge."
"If you have a strong belief in yourself, in what you are doing and what you want to do, no adversity is too difficult to overcome."
"There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief."
"One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat."
"The only person to get even with are those who have helped you."