Monday, September 6, 2021

49 Best of Napoleon Hill's Quotes for Success


Napoleon Hill was an American self-help author, and best-known for his book entitled, Think and Grow Rich, which is one of the 10 best selling self-help books of all time.

Though Napoleon Hill, in modern times, is a controversial figure (being accused of fraud because of his claims), it is still unquestionable that his work, Think and Grow Rich, have helped and inspired plenty of people to succeed in life from the day it was popularized up to this point of time.  

Here, I've listed 49 best of Napoleon Hill's Quotes For Success and don't forget to watch out for our best picks.


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



2. “No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.”



3. “Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.”



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4. “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 things to do is quit. That’s exactly what the majority of men do.”



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



6. “Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning passion to win – essential to success.”



7. “Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.”



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



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



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



11. “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.”



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



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



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



15. “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.”



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



17. “It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives or his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.”



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



19. “The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.”



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



21. “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”



22. “The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”



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



24. “If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.”



25. “You give before you get.”



26. “One must marry one’s feelings to one’s beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only way to achieve a measure of harmony in one’s life.”



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



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28. “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.”



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



30. “The starting point of all achievement is desire.”



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



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



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



34. “More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.”



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



36. “Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.”



37. “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.”



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



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



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



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



42. “If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water’s edge.”



43. “A goal is dream with a deadline.”



44. “The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.”



45. “Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.”



46. “Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.”



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



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



49. “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.”




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