Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end.
Napoleon HillFortunate is the person who has learned that the most certain way to 'get' is to first 'give' through some sort of useful service.
Napoleon HillFrom Christ on down to Edison, the men who have achieved most have been those who met with the most stubborn forms of temporary defeat. This would seem to justify the conclusion that Infinite Intelligence has a plan, or a law, by which it hurdles men over many obstacles before giving them the privilege of leadership or the opportunity to render useful service in a noteworthy fashion.
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