Quotes by Hill, Napoleon




Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 November 8, 1970) was an American author who was one the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time..

"No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person's enemies say about him."

Hill, Napoleon on judgment and judges
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"Knowledge is only potential power."

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"The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and some men, crooked."

Hill, Napoleon on laziness
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"Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive."

Hill, Napoleon on mind
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"There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge."

Hill, Napoleon on mind
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"No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure."

Hill, Napoleon on mistakes
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"Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes."

Hill, Napoleon on money
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"Money without brains is always dangerous."

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"More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth."

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"Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat."

Hill, Napoleon on opportunity
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"Your big opportunity may be right where you are now."

Hill, Napoleon on opportunity
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"War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow men."

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"Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do."

Hill, Napoleon on perseverance
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"What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement."

Hill, Napoleon on perseverance
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"Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel."

Hill, Napoleon on perseverance
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"The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail."

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"The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job."

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"Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting."

Hill, Napoleon on perseverance
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"Every well built house started in the form of a definite purpose plus a definite plan in the nature of a set of blueprints."

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"Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire."

Hill, Napoleon on planning
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"The possibilities of creative effort connected with the subconscious mind are stupendous and imponderable. They inspire one with awe."

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"Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire are powerful things."

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"Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price."

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"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."

Hill, Napoleon on procrastination
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"Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday."

Hill, Napoleon on procrastination
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"You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself."

Hill, Napoleon on responsibility
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"No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility."

Hill, Napoleon on responsibility
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"Think and grow rich."

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"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness."

Hill, Napoleon on sacrifice
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"Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward."

Hill, Napoleon on self-control
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"Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession."

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"Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best."

Hill, Napoleon on success
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"Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success."

Hill, Napoleon on success
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"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."

Hill, Napoleon on success
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"Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success."

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"The ladder of success is never crowded at the top."

Hill, Napoleon on success
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"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."

Hill, Napoleon on suggestion
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"Action is the real measure of intelligence."

Hill, Napoleon on action
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"Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."

Hill, Napoleon on action
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