Napoleon Hill Quotes - Page 2

The emotion of sex brings into being a state of mind.

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.

Fortune definitely frowns upon all ill-gotten wealth, and often causes it to mysteriously evaporate.

Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

Memory is the 'filling cabinet' of the brain wherein is stored all thought impulses, all conscious experiences, and all sensations which reach the brain through the five physical senses.

If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a "quitter." A QUITTER NEVER WINS AND A WINNER NEVER QUITS. Lift this sentence out, write it on a piece of paper in letters an inch high, and place it where you will see it every night before you go to sleep, and every morning before you go to work

You may as well know, right here, that you can never have riches in great quantities, unless you can work yourself into a white heat of desire for money, and actually believe you will possess it.

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

Most people go through life by the line of least resistance in every circumstance where they can make a choice. They do not recognize that following the lines of least resistance makes all rivers, and some men, crooked!

war grows out of desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are.

A quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits.

Goals are dreams with a deadline.

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.

Adversity relieves people of vanity and egotism. It discourages selfishness by proving that no one can succeed without the cooperation of others.

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

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

The desire for sexual expression is inborn and natural. The desire cannot, and should not be submerged or eliminated. But it should be given an outlet through forms of expression which enrich the body, mind, and spirit of man.

To be successful, you must find peace of mind, acquire the material needs of life, and above all, attain happiness. All of these evidences of success begin in the form of thought impulses.

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

To win the big stakes in this changed world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past, whose dreams have given to civilization all that it has of value, the spirit that serves as the life-blood of our own country – your opportunity and mine, to develop and market our talents.

Definiteness of decision always requires courage, sometimes very great courage. The fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence staked their lives on the decision to affix their signatures to that document.

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

Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.

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

Worry is a state of mind based on fear.

Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

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

Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.

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.

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