People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail. The fear of criticism, in such cases is stronger than the DESIRE for success.
Napoleon HillIt has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
Napoleon HillThere is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim.
Napoleon HillWar grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
Napoleon HillThe turning point in the life of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis.
Napoleon HillWhat remarkable strength is shown by the person who can lay aside personal prejudices and work without friction with a group of individuals with whom he or she is not in accord on many subjects.
Napoleon HillSuccessful people, in all callings, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession.
Napoleon HillThe person who stops studying merely because he has finished school is forever hopelessly doomed to mediocrity, no matter what may be his calling. The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.
Napoleon HillYour attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them.
Napoleon HillThe battle is all over except the 'shouting' when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
Napoleon HillYou need to recognize and sweep aside certain weaknesses which stand between you and your goals. Your persistence develops into a respected, proved, progressive power.
Napoleon HillThe most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.
Napoleon HillOur minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts we hold in our minds and these magnets attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts.
Napoleon HillConceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies .
Napoleon HillI will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.
Napoleon HillYour mental attitude gives your entire personality a drawing power that attracts the circumstances, things and people you think about most!
Napoleon HillThe void holds a form of energy moving at an inconceivably high rate of vibration, and that void is filled with a form of power/energy which adapts itself to the nature of the thoughts we hold in our minds; and influences us, in natural ways, to transmute our thoughts into their physical equivalent.
Napoleon HillIf you must let someone down, be sure it isn’t the friend who helped you up when you were down.
Napoleon HillNo 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.
Napoleon HillA state of mind is something that one assumes. It cannot be purchased, it must be created.
Napoleon HillWhen two or more people coordinate in a spirit of harmony, and work toward a definite objective, they place themselves in position, through that alliance, to absorb power directly from the great universal storehouse of Infinite Intelligence.
Napoleon HillDuty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.
Napoleon HillA man is most efficient and will more quickly and easily succeed when engaged in work that he loves, or work that he performs in behalf of some person whom he loves.
Napoleon HillSet your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.
Napoleon HillYour reputation is that which people think you are; your character is that which you are.
Napoleon HillNo man [or woman] is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own personal initiative.
Napoleon HillWe begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.
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