Napoleon Hill

Men take on the nature and the habits and the power of thought of those with whom they associate in a spirit of sympathy and harmony.

Nature yields her most profound secrets to the person who is determined to uncover them.

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

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

Let nobody bribe you away from being yourself.

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.

Worry is a state of mind based upon fear. It works slowly, but persistently. It is insidious and subtle. Step by step it “digs itself in” until it paralyzes ones reasoning faculty, destroys self-confidence and initiative. Worry is a form of sustained fear caused by indecision therefore it is a state of mind which can be controlled.

Helen Keller became deaf, dumb, and blind shortly after birth. Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great. Her entire life has served as evidence that no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality.

Failure seems to be nature's plan for preparing us for great responsibilities.

If the thing you wish to do is right, and YOU BELIEVE IN IT, go ahead and do it! Put your dreams across, and never mind what 'they' say if you meet with temporary defeat, for 'they' perhaps, do not know that every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.

We see men who have accumulated great fortunes, but we often recognize only their triumph, overlooking the temporary defeats which they had to surmount before arriving.

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.

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

When you do not know what to do or which way to turn, smile. This will relax your mind and let the sunshine of happiness into your soul.

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.

A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.

FAITH is the only agency through which the cosmic force of Infinite Intelligence can be harnessed and used by man.

If you can keep on trying after three failures in a given undertaking you may consider yourself a 'suspect' as a potential leader in your chosen occupation. If you can keep on trying after a dozen failures the seed of a genius is germinating within your soul.

Here is a most significant fact-the subconscious mind takes any orders given it in a spirit of absolute FAITH, and acts upon those orders, although the orders often have to be presented over and over again, through repetition, before they are interpreted by the subconscious mind.

The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help.

I believe that close association with one who refuses to compromise with circumstances he does not like, is an asset that can never be measured in terms of money.