Napoleon Hill Quotes

Remember,too,that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start,and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they arrive. The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at some moment of crisis,through which they are introduced to their other selves.

~ Napoleon Hill

Perhaps we shall learn, as we pass through this age, that the 'other self is more powerful than the physical self we see when we look into a mirror.

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

There is no such thing as something for nothing.

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

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.

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

~ Napoleon Hill

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.

~ Napoleon Hill

Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

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.

~ Napoleon Hill

Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.

~ Napoleon Hill

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.

~ Napoleon Hill

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

~ Napoleon Hill

We 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.

~ Napoleon Hill

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

~ Napoleon Hill

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.

~ Napoleon Hill

You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

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.

~ Napoleon Hill

Money without brains is always dangerous.

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

~ Napoleon Hill

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

~ Napoleon Hill

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

~ Napoleon Hill

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.

~ Napoleon Hill