Quotes from Napoleon Hill

supreme object of your meditation be Truth. At the outset, meditation must be distinguished from idle

Nature begins to harmonize the emotions of love and sex in the individual between the ages of thirty and forty, so that he may draw upon these great forces and apply them jointly as stimuli to action.

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.

every adversity brings with it the seed of an equivalent advantage

Habits make no moral judgments; they can be either good or bad. Both are formed through repetition.

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

What! Giving again?" I ask in dismay. "And must I keep giving and giving away?" "Oh no," said the angel looking me through, "Just keep giving till the Master stops giving to you!

It is a known fact that the emotion of LOVE is closely akin to the state of mind known as FAITH

There is no other road to genius than through voluntary self-effort

The turning point in the lives of those who succeed, usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their other selves.

affliction was not a liability, but an asset of great value.

If we try something and like the results, we repeat the action.

Man's brain may be compared to an electric battery. It is a well-known fact that a group of electric batteries will provide more energy than a single battery. It is also a well-known fact that an individual battery will provide energy in proportion to the number and capacity of the cells it contains.

He should have told us, that before we can accumulate riches in great abundance, we must magnetize our minds with intense DESIRE for riches, that we must become money conscious until the DESIRE for money drives us to create definite plans for acquiring it.

There may be, and there usually is, one love experience which leaves a deeper imprint on the heart than all the others, but all love experiences are beneficial, except to the person who becomes resentful and cynical when love makes its departure.

We who are in this race for riches, should be encouraged to know that this changed world in which we live is demanding new ideas, new ways of doing things, new leaders, new inventions, new methods of teaching, new methods of marketing, new books, new literature, new features for the radio, new ideas for moving pictures.

A positive mental attitude is the habit of acting with definiteness of purpose, with full belief in both the soundness of that purpose and one's ability to achieve it. It is the habit of going beyond the letter of one's responsibility and rendering more and better service than one is obligated to render, and doing it in a friendly, pleasing manner.

The free schools of America, and the free public libraries, do not impress people because they are free.

Ether fills the boundless space of the universe. It is the medium of conveyance for all known forms of vibration such as sound, light and heat.

Thoughts which a man deliberately places in his own mind, and encourages with sympathy, and with which he mixes any one or more of the emotions, constitute the motivating forces, which direct and control his every movement, act, and deed!

even as the holy and the righteous cannot rise beyond the highest which is in each one of you, So the wicked and the weak cannot fall lower than the lowest which is in you also.

Non aspettare, non arriverà mai il momento perfetto. Inizia con gli strumenti che hai a disposizione. Condizioni migliori si presenteranno lungo la strada. Semplicemente inizia.

You make an impression on everyone you meet, just as everyone you meet makes an impression on you. You need know when an acquaintance may become a associate. There is great power in your network.

Sex transmutation is simple and easily explained. It means the switching of the mind from thoughts of physical expression, to thoughts of some other nature.