“First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.”
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Napoleon Hill
“No man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes
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Napoleon Hill
“If you must slander someone, don't speak it - but write it - write it in the sand, near the water's edge!”
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Napoleon Hill
“Your mental attitude is the most dependable key to your personality.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in the form of an impulse of thought.”
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Napoleon Hill
“One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognise failure, will bring riches.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Remember, too, that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start, and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they “arrive.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Ignorance and Fear are twin sisters. They are generally found together.”
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Napoleon Hill
“If the first plan you adopt does not work successfully, replace it with a new plan. If this new plan fails to work, replace it, in turn, with still another, and so on until you find a plan which does work.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Money is as shy and elusive as the “old time” maiden.”
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Napoleon Hill
“When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.”
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Napoleon Hill
“When the emotion of romance is added to those of love and sex, the obstructions between the finite mind of man and Infinite Intelligence are removed.”
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Napoleon Hill