“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The strongest oak tree of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Lack of harmony and cooperation between the railroad management and the workers has made it necessary for the railroads to increase their freight and passenger rates, and this, in turn, has increased the cost of life's necessities to almost unbearable proportions. Here, again, lack of cooperation between a few leads to hardship for millions of people.”
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Napoleon Hill
“There comes with every experience of temporary defeat, and every failure and every form of adversity, the seed of an equivalent benefit”
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Napoleon Hill
“Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Whatever your mind can conceive and can believe, it can achieve”
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Napoleon Hill
“A successful man continues to look for work after he has found a job.”
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Napoleon Hill
“He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy’s country, unloaded soldiers and equipment, then gave the order to burn the ships that had carried them. Addressing his men before the first battle, he said, “You see the boats going up in smoke. That means that we cannot leave these shores alive unless we win! We now have no choice—we win, or we perish! They won.
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Napoleon Hill
“time to nurse an idea is at the time of its birth.
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Napoleon Hill
“Face the facts squarely. Ask yourself definite questions and demand direct replies.”
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Napoleon Hill
“the money which is essential for the conduct of business is as worthless as a sand dune, until it has been mixed with efficient “brains.”
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Napoleon Hill
“5. Lack of self-discipline. Discipline comes through self-control. This means that one must control all negative qualities. Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you will ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. You may see at one and the same time both your best friend and your greatest enemy, by stepping in front of a mirror.”
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Napoleon Hill
