“If Europe had been blessed with more rulers with the human heart and the traits of honesty of ex-king Edward, for the past century, that unfortunate hemisphere now seething with greed, hate, lust, political connivance, and threats of war, would have a different and a better story to tell. A story in which Love and not Hate would rule.
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Napoleon Hill
“This power is made up of the principles described in this book. In the story of the Declaration of Independence it will not be difficult to detect at least six of these principles: DESIRE, DECISION, FAITH, PERSISTENCE, THE MASTER MIND and ORGANISED PLANNING.
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Napoleon Hill
“MAN’S ONLY LIMITATION, within reason, LIES IN HIS DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF HIS IMAGINATION. He has not yet reached the apex of development in the use of his imaginative faculty. He has merely discovered that he has an imagination, and has commenced to use it in a very elementary way.”
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Napoleon Hill
“We all have the right to take possession of our own mind and direct it towards all we desire”
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Napoleon Hill
“MAKE YOUR DESIRES CLEAR, AND TO REDUCE THEM TO WRITING.”
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Napoleon Hill
“He had nothing to start with, except the capacity to know what he wanted, and the determination to stand by that desire until he realized it.”
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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
“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.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The day of the “go-getter” has passed. He has been supplanted by the “go-giver.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The person who uses his free time solely for personal pleasure and play will never be a success at anything.
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Napoleon Hill
“The fear of criticism robs man of his initiative, destroys his power of imagination, limits his individuality, takes away his self-reliance, and does him damage in a hundred other ways.”
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Napoleon Hill
“You have to understand you cannot have faith and fear at the same time; you can only have one or the other.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by "opinions" when you reach DECISIONS, you will not succeed in any undertaking.”
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Napoleon Hill
