Napoleon Hill

Napoleon HillA page on success quotes cannot be complete without a reference to Napoleon Hill, the famous author of the book “Think And Grow Rich”, for he is the man who has shown the path to success to literally millions of people around the world.

This page is dedicated to him.

“All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.”

“Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

“Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.”

“All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination. Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.”

“Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.”

“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.”

“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.”

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

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”

“When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.”

“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.”

“The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.”

“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”

“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.”

“Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.”

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

“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.”

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”

“Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.”

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”

“The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim.”

“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”

“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.”

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

“There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.”

“The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.”

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

“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.”

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

“We are what we are, because of the vibrations of thought which we pick up and register, through the stimuli of our daily environment.”

“The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.”

“No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person’s enemies say about him.”

“Celebrate your success and stand strong when adversity hits, for when the storm clouds come in, the eagles soar while the small birds take cover.”

“To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don’t worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest.”

“Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.”

“Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach.”

“The best way to succeed in this world is to act on the advice you give to others.”

“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.”

“You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.”

“Our 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.”

“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.”

The presentation below is a collection of my favourite quotes from Napoleon Hill. This is my tribute to a legend who has been a source of inspiration to millions across the world.

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