“The practical dreamers have always been, and always will be, the pattern-makers of civilisation.”
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Napoleon Hill
“We call it “getting into a rut,” which means that we accept our fate because we form the habit of daily routine, a habit that finally becomes so strong we cease to try to throw it off.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.”
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Napoleon Hill
“their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them. Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one up when success is almost within reach.”
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Napoleon Hill
“thoughts are things," and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a BURNING DESIRE for their translation into riches, or other material objects.”
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Napoleon Hill
“One of Henry Ford’s most outstanding qualities is his habit of reaching decisions quickly and definitely, and changing them slowly.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The best method of protecting oneself against the inflow of negative thoughts being released by other people is that of keeping the broadcasting station so busy sending out positive thoughts that no time will be available for receiving negative thoughts. This formula is unbeatable.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Broadway will give any beggar a cup of coffee and a sandwich, but it demands persistence of those who go after the big stakes.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.”
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Napoleon Hill
“A definite purpose, backed by absolute faith, is a form of wisdom and wisdom in action produces positive results.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Imagination is a faculty of the mind which can be cultivated, developed, extended and broadened by use.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Remember that no one is ever rewarded or promoted because of a bad disposition and negative mental attitude”
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Napoleon Hill
“This “missing link” in all systems of education may be found in the failure of educational institutions to teach their students how to organize and use knowledge after they acquire it.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Sex, alone, is a mighty urge to action, but its forces are like a cyclone—they are often uncontrollable. When the emotion of love begins to mix itself with the emotion of sex, the result is calmness of purpose, poise, accuracy of judgment, and balance
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Napoleon Hill
“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.”
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Napoleon Hill