Quotes By Napoleon Hill

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

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 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.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

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

Think and grow rich.

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

Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

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

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

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

Money without brains is always dangerous.

It is always your next move.

The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face.

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.

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

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.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

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.

It 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.

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