Lack of persistence. Most of us are good “starters” but poor “finishers” of everything we begin. Moreover, people are prone to give up at the first signs of defeat. There is no substitute for persistence. The person who makes persistence his watch-word, discovers that “Old Man Failure” finally becomes tired, and makes his departure. Failure cannot cope with persistence.”
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Napoleon Hill
“as there is a close relationship between one’s mental attitude and one’s physical environment. The effects of environment so vitally influence those who work in factories, stores and offices, that employers are gradually realizing the importance of creating an environment that inspires and encourages the workers.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life, not on what you don’t want.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Do not wait. The time will never be ‘just right’. Start where you stand, work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.”
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Napoleon Hill
“We call it “getting into a rut,” which means that we accept our fate because we form the habit of daily routine, a habit that finally becomes so strong we cease to try to throw it off.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Mohammed had invited the Jews and Christians to join him; for he was not building a new religion. He was calling all who believed in one God to join in a single faith.”
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Napoleon Hill
“In parting, I would remind you that “Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate decisions!”
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Napoleon Hill
“Love is, without question, life’s greatest experience.”
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Napoleon Hill
“You either go direct, or you do not communicate.
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Napoleon Hill
“Every failure carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater reward’
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Napoleon Hill
“Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving”
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Napoleon Hill
“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.”
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Napoleon Hill
“the spell of fear in the minds of the people gradually fade away and become faith.”
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Napoleon Hill
“CREATIVE IMAGINATION—Through the faculty of Creative Imagination, the finite human mind has direct communication with Infinite Intelligence.”
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Napoleon Hill
