“Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The oak sleeps in the acorn. The bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul, a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.”
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Napoleon Hill
“It is an eternal truth that men receive more pay for their ABILITY TO GET OTHERS TO PERFORM, than they could possibly earn by their own efforts.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Before you can achieve success in the higher and broader sense you must gain such thorough control over yourself that you will be a person of poise.”
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Napoleon Hill
“This idea of starting at the bottom and working one’s way up may appear to be sound, but the major objection to it is this— too many of those who begin at the bottom never manage to lift their heads high enough to be seen by opportunity, so they remain at the bottom. It should be remembered, also, that the outlook from the bottom is not so very bright or encouraging.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Examine the first hundred people you meet, ask them what they want most in life, and ninety eight of them will not be able to tell you. If you press them for an answer, some will say— security, many will say— money, a few will say— happiness, others will say— fame and power, and still others will say— social recognition, ease in living, ability to sing, dance, or write, but none of them will be able to define these terms, or give the slightest indication of a plan by which they hope to attain these vaguely expressed wishes. 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
“your poverty is serving no one. If you’re a charitable person, you’d be a whole lot more charitable if you had lots of money.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Form the habit of going the extra mile, giving service that is not expected, for this attracts friends, clients, and supporters in many ways”
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Napoleon Hill
“Your only limitation is the one you set up in your own mind!”
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Napoleon Hill
“an intangible impulse of thought can be transmuted into its physical counterpart by the application of known principles.”
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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
“When you get yourself under complete control, you can be your own boss.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Drifting, without aim or purpose, is the first cause of failure.”
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Napoleon Hill
“When the opportunity came, it appeared in a different form, and from a different direction than Barnes had expected. That is one of the tricks of opportunity. It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity
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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
