Top 722 Quotes & Sayings by Napoleon Hill - Page 2

The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself.

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.

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.

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

Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

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

Until you have learned to be tolerant with those who do not always agree with you, you will be neither successful nor happy.

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

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

No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind.

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.

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.

Until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire, you will be neither successful nor happy.

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.

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

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.

You give before you get.

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

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.

Think and grow rich.

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

Memorize the selfstarter DO IT NOW! DO IT NOW! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do the things you should do but don't feel like doing. It can keep you from procrastinating when an unpleasant duty faces you. But it can also help you do those things that you want to do. It helps you seize those precious moments that, if lost, may never be retrieved.

To become successful you must be a person of action. Merely to "know" is not sufficient. It is necessary both to know and do.

Whatever you think today becomes what you are tomorrow.

A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.

If you are one of those people who believe that hard work and honesty alone will bring riches-perish the thought; because it's not true. Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of hard work. Riches come if they come at all, in response to definite demands, based upon the application of definite principles, and not by chance or luck.

No matter where you are now, whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve.

Every adversity contains, at the same time, a seed of equivalent opportunity!

The greatest failure in life is to stop trying.

Successful people make decisions quickly (as soon as all the facts are available) and change them very slowly (if ever). Unsuccessful people make decisions very slowly, and change them often and quickly.

Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand & work with whatever tools you may have.

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve regardless of how many times you may have failed in the past or how lofty your aims and hopes may be.

Life reflects your own thoughts back to you.

One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.

When Opportunity came, the person didn't realize it because it came in the form of misfortune.

A positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can't be done.

Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life: not on what you don't want.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way. Don't wait for great opportunities. Seize common, everyday ones and make them great.

Whatever your mind feeds upon your mind attracts to you.

The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help.

Nothing is impossible to the person who backs DESIRE with enduring FAITH.

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.

It is as true as that night follows day, that the man who does more than he is paid for, and does it in a pleasant mental attitude, sooner or later is paid for more than he does.

You can't change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. It's not what you are going to do, but it's what you are doing now that counts.

You will never be greater than the thoughts that dominate your mind

Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time.

You are searching for the magic key that will unlock the door to the source of power; and yet you have the key in your own hands, and you may use it the moment you learn to control your thoughts.

You either control your mind or it controls you.

You have within you all the power you need with which to get whatever you want or need in this world.

Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can and I will.

When you close the door of your mind to negative thoughts, the door of opportunity opens to you.

Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them.

You will attract to yourself people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life, whether you wish it or not.

No man [or woman] is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own personal initiative.

Until you have learned to be tolerant with those who do not always agree with you; until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire; until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

The 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.

You have absolute control over just one thing, your thoughts. This divine gift is the sole means by which you may control your destiny. If you fail to control your mind, you will control nothing else.

Successful people, in all callings, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession.

Life is a mirror of your consistent thoughts.