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.
Napoleon HillRead
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Quitting too soon in the face of temporary setbacks often leads to failure.
Napoleon Hill emphasizes that many people fail simply because they give up when confronted with momentary challenges. This quote serves as a reminder that perseverance in the face of temporary defeat can ultimately lead to success, as those who continue to push through their struggles are more likely to achieve their goals.
Themes
FailurePerseveranceDefeatSuccessQuitting
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to encourage students to keep trying despite their exam results.
More from Napoleon Hill
All quotes βNature yields her most profound secrets to the person who is determined to uncover them.
Napoleon HillRead
Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.
Napoleon HillRead
Let nobody bribe you away from being yourself.
Napoleon HillRead
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.
Napoleon HillRead
Worry is a state of mind based upon fear. It works slowly, but persistently. It is insidious and subtle. Step by step it βdigs itself inβ 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.
Napoleon HillRead
Similar quotes
Don't wait for someone to green light your project, build your own intersection.
Tyler PerryRead
What if you, too, were to greet every interaction in your life with the question 'What's the potential opportunity that this is?'
Jack CanfieldRead
If you start something, you shouldn't quit; that is what we were taught. If you're going to play, you might as well play to be your best.
Walter PaytonRead
I dream too much, work too little.
Sylvia PlathRead
I've led a life of such structured discipline and always had a goal in mind of knowing what I was doing, from West Point to the Air Force combat, MIT, looking for new things to study and get involved in. And then I got into the space program, and how disciplined can you get?
Buzz AldrinRead
Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction
William JamesRead