Men take on the nature and the habits and the power of thought of those with whom they associate in a spirit of sympathy and harmony.

Every man is what he is, because of the DOMINATING THOUGHTS which he permits to occupy his mind.

Most people wish for riches, but few people provide the definite plan and burning desire which pave the road to wealth.

Most misfortunes are the results of misused time.

Every time a man rises from defeat, he becomes mentally and emotionally stronger. Thus, in time, one may actually find his self - his true, inner self - through temporary defeat.

Napoleon Hill saw this law of transmutation as the seed of equivalent benefit: With every disappointment, heartbreak, or failure, there exists an equal (usually greater) positive benefit.

The greatest failure in life is to stop trying.