Napoleon Hill

An educated person is not necessarily the one who has the knowledge, but the one who knows where to get it when needed.

The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.

The road to success may be, and generally is, obstructed by many influences which must be removed before the goal can be reached.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

All you are or ever shall become is the result of the use to which you put your mind.

The primary reason for failure is that people do not develop new _x000D_ plans to replace those plans that didn't work.

The seventh factor of the basic ingredients of genius, as determined from an extensive analysis of the lives of outstanding men of this nation, is *the habit of going the extra mile.* You will never be a genius unless you make it a habit to do more and better than you are paid to do, every single day of your life.

Never, in the history of the world, has there been such abundant opportunity as there is now for the person who is willing to serve before trying to collect.

Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies .

Greatest sin of man kind: neglect to use his greatest asset.

No man can become a great leader of men unless he has the milk of human kindness in his own heart, and leads by suggestion and kindness, rather than by force.

Willpower and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair.

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

Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.

The better portion of all sales I have made were made after people had said 'no'.

If you don't know what you want, don't say you never had a chance.

I pray daily, not for more riches, but for more wisdom with which to recognize, embrace and enjoy what I already possess.

Until a man selects a DEFINITE PURPOSE IN LIFE, he dissipates his energies & spreads his thoughts over so many subjects & in so many different directions that they lead not to power, but to indecision & weakness.

The surest way of finding peace of mind is that which helps the greatest number of others to find it

Persons, especially salaried people who schedule their spare time, to provide for home study (or attend specialized short courses, seminars or training) seldom remain at the bottom very long. Their action opens the way for the upward climb, removes many obstacles from their path, and gains the friendly interest of those who have the power to put them in the way of opportunity

Wisdom consists in knowing what not to want as well as what to want.