Napoleon Hill Quotes

Your subconscious mind recognizes and acts only upon thoughts which have been well-mixed with emotion or feeling.

The responsibility of embracing and using this foundation must be assumed by every person who claims any portion of this freedom and wealth.

When you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity - regardless of what others may do - you are destined for greatness.

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.

INDECISION is the seedling of FEAR!

‎If you must slander someone, don't speak it - but write it - write it in the sand, near the water's edge!

The best and most abiding success is that which is made before eight o’clock in the morning.

The greatest achievements of men, were at first, nothing but dreams of the minds of men who knew that dreams are the seedlings of all achievements. A burning desire, to be and to do, is the starting point, from which the dreamer must take off

Fear of competition from followers. The leader who fears that one of his followers may take his position is practically sure to realize that fear sooner or later.

"Riches are shy and timid. They have to be "attracted.

Failure is a blessing when it forces one to depend less upon material forces and more upon spiritual forces.

the starting point of all achievement is desire

Quand la défaite surgit, acceptez-la comme le signal que
vos plans ne sont pas cohérents, reconstruisez ces plans, et
reprenez la voile une fois de plus vers vos aspirations. Si vous
abandonnez avant d’avoir atteint votre but, vous êtes un
“lâcheur”.

In every chapter of this book, mention has been made of the money-making secret which has made fortunes for more than five hundred exceedingly wealthy men whom I have carefully analyzed over a long period of years. The secret was brought to my attention by Andrew Carnegie, more than a quarter of a century ago. The canny, lovable old Scotsman carelessly tossed it into my mind, when I was but a boy. Then he sat back in his chair, with a merry twinkle in his eyes, and watched carefully to see if I had brains enough to understand the full significance of what he had said to me. When he saw that I had grasped the idea, he asked if I would be willing to spend twenty years or more, preparing myself to take it to the world, to men and women who, without the secret, might go through life as failures. I said I would, and with Mr. Carnegie's cooperation, I have kept my promise. Author's Preface

No person may enjoy outstanding success without good health. Many of the causes of ill health are subject to mastery and control. These, in the main are: a. Overeating of foods not conducive to health. b. Wrong habits of thought... c. Wrong use of, and over indulgence in sex. d. Lack of proper physical exercise e. An inadequate supply of fresh air, due to improper breathing. p. 86