Napoleon Hill Quotes

You will never be greater than the thoughts that dominate your mind

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

Understand that the only way to get happiness is by giving it away to others.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

Life reflects your own thoughts back to you.

If you try and fail, make another effort, and still another...until you succeed.

The man of decision cannot be stopped! The man of indecision cannot be started! Take your own choice.

You will attract to yourself people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life, whether you wish it or not.

You wouldn't desire something if you didn't have the talent to carry it out.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge.

When Opportunity came, the person didn't realize it because it came in the form of misfortune.

Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.

Trying to get without first giving is as fruitless as trying to reap without having sown.

Remember that it is not the lawyer who knows the most law, but the one who best prepares his case, who wins.

Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of HARD work!

A closed mind stumbles over the blessings of life without recognizing them.

No man achieves great success who is unwilling to make personal sacrifices.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

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.

Nothing is impossible to the person who backs DESIRE with enduring FAITH.

Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

Start going the extra mile and opportunity will follow you.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.

A man who can speak two languages is worth two men.

Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them.

Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time.

Work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.

When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

The happiest people are those who have learned to mix play with their work and to bind the two together with enthusiasm.

One sound idea is all that you need to achieve success.

Enthusiasm is the steam that drives the engine.

Every man is what he is, because of the DOMINATING THOUGHTS which he permits to occupy his mind.

It is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him.

It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind.

The greatest achievement was, at first, and for a time, but a dream.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

To succeed in life, succeed at being yourself.

Success is knowing what you're doing, loving what you're doing, and believing what you're doing.

The only person to get even with are those who have helped you.

More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.

The individual with a negative mental attitude attracts troubles as a magnet attracts steel fittings.

Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.

Our only limitations are those we set up in our own minds

Live each day as if it were your last, and you’ll develop a keen respect for opportunity.

Winners never quit, quitters never win.

If you have no major purpose, you are drifting toward certain failure.

Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.

If you are influenced by the opinions of others, you will have no DESIRE of your own.

You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Success comes to those who become success conscious.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and never the result of selfishness.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge, both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.

Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.

When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others succeed.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

A positive mind finds a way it can be done; A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.

Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act on building the life you desire.

You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

Most so-called failures are only temporary defeats.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

Our only limitations are those we set up in our minds.

The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.

The cause of depression is traceable directly to the worldwide habit of trying to reap without sowing.

Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.

The majority of men meet with failure of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

You might remember well that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

When you have talked yourself into what you want, right there is the place to stop talking and begin saying it with deeds.

If you give up before your goal is reached you’re a quitter. A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

You give before you get.

Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life: not on what you don't want.

When you close the door of your mind to negative thoughts, the door of opportunity opens to you.

Money without brains is always dangerous.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

It takes a habit to replace a habit.

The greatest failure in life is to stop trying.

Life is a mirror of your consistent thoughts.