“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
“Find at least one person each day, and more if possible, in whom you see some good quality that is worthy of praise, and praise it. Remember, however, that this praise must not be in the nature of cheap, insincere flattery; it must be genuine. Speak your words of praise with such earnestness that they will impress those to whom you speak. Then watch what happens. You will have rendered those whom you praise a decided benefit of great value to them,”
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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...
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Napoleon Hill
“It is the personalities back of a business which determine the measure of success the business will enjoy. Modify those personalities so they are more pleasing and more attractive to the patrons of the business and the business will thrive. In any of the great cities of the United States one may purchase merchandise of similar nature and price in scores of stores, yet you will find there is always one outstanding store which does more business than any of the others, and the reason for this is that back of that store is a man, or men, who has attended to the personalities of those who come in contact with the public. People buy personalities as much as merchandise, and it is a question if they are not influenced more by the personalities with which they come in contact than they are by the merchandise.
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Napoleon Hill
“There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it.
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Napoleon Hill
“Adversity will do something too you or for you.......”
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Napoleon Hill
“Drifting, without aim or purpose, is the first cause of failure.”
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Napoleon Hill
“There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge. Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Opinions” are the cheapest commodities on earth.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Success comes to those who become SUCCESS CONSCIOUS. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become FAILURE CONSCIOUS.
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Napoleon Hill
“Love, alone, will not bring happiness in marriage, nor will sex alone. When these two beautiful emotions are blended, marriage may bring about a state of mind, closest to the spiritual that one may ever know on this earthly plane.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Most of us go through life as failures, because we are waiting for the "time to be right" to start doing something worthwhile. Do not wait. The time will never be "just right.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Very well, Broadway, you may whip some, but not me. I’m going to force you to give up.”
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Napoleon Hill
“FAITH is the head chemist of the mind. When FAITH is blended with the vibration of thought, the subconscious mind instantly picks up the vibration, translates it into its spiritual equivalent, and transmits it to Infinite Intelligence, as in the case of prayer.”
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Napoleon Hill
“those whom you praise will see in you the qualities that you see in them. Your success in the application of this formula will be in exact proportion to your faith in its soundness.”
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Napoleon Hill