Napoleon Hill Quotes

You either control your mind or it controls you.

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

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

There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of LACK OF AMBITION!

Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life

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

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

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

Every negative event contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

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

You can't change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. It's not what you are going to do, but it's what you are doing now that counts.

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

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

Whatever your mind feeds upon your mind attracts to you.

Do not search for SUCCESS off in the distance, but instead recognize it and grasp it right where you are!

You become what you think about

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

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.

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

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.

Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty.

Knowledge is only potential power.

Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40. More often, they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of 50.

Your greatness is here and now. Your happiness is here and now.

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

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

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

Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.

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

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

Imagine, as realistically as possible, the place where you want to be in the near future, the state you wish to reach and the Universe will help you and guide you

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

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

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.

No man [or woman] is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own personal initiative.

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

Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.

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

Your mental attitude is the most dependable key to your personality.

First you fuel the desire, then the desire will fuel you.

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

You cannot entirely control your subconscious mind, but you can voluntarily hand over to it any plan, desire, or purpose which you wish transformed into concrete form.

No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person's enemies say about him.

All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.

Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand & work with whatever tools you may have.