“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
“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
“One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. Every person is guilty of this mistake at one time or another.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Psychologists have correctly said that “when one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Disappointment over love affairs generally has the effect of driving men to drink, and women to ruin; and this, because most people never learn the art of transmuting their strongest emotions into dreams of a constructive nature.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Do not wait. The time will never be “just right.”
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Napoleon Hill
“One of the largest industrial companies, the leader in its field, in writing to Mr. Moore concerning prospective seniors at the college, said: “‘ We are interested primarily in finding men who can make exceptional progress in management work. For this reason we emphasize qualities of character, intelligence and personality far more than specific educational background.”
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Napoleon Hill
“I have never been to St. John's Wood. I dare not. I should be afraid of the innumerable night of fir trees, afraid to come upon a blood red cup and the beating of the wings of the Eagle.”
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Napoleon Hill
“All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood; if they are not, they are not great truths.”
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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 richest persons are those who give most in service to others.”
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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
“Those who work for money alone, and who receive for their pay nothing but money, are always underpaid, no matter how much they receive. Money is necessary, but the big prizes of life cannot be measured in dollars and cents. No”
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Napoleon Hill
“The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better’
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Napoleon Hill
