Quotes from Napoleon Hill

The world was never so resplendent with opportunity as it is today. On every hand there is an ever-increasing demand for the services of the man or the woman who makes a better mouse-trap or performs better stenographic service or preaches a better sermon or digs a better ditch or runs a more accommodating bank.

Every man is what he is because of the dominating thoughts which he permits to occupy his mind.

You have the good judgment to make yourself so useful that the person to whom you sell your services cannot get along without you.

brains" are a form of capital which cannot be permanently depreciated through depressions, nor can this form of capital be stolen or spent.

He did not go to a school for the deaf. We would not permit him to learn the sign language. We were determined that he should live a normal life, and associate with normal children, and we stood by that decision, although it cost us many heated debates with school officials.

Dwarfs can often do the work of giants when they are transformed by the almost magic power of great mental concentration. But giants will only do the work of dwarfs when they lack this power.

Practical dreamers DO NOT QUIT!

I BELIEVE THAT CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH ONE WHO REFUSES TO COMPROMISE WITH CIRCUMSTANCES HE DOES NOT LIKE, IS AN ASSET THAT CAN NEVER BE MEASURED IN TERMS OF MONEY.

Now it may seem to be a peculiar trait, but the truth is that most people will not grant favors just to please others. If I ask you to render a service that will benefit me, without bringing you some corresponding advantage, you will not show much enthusiasm in granting that favor; you may refuse altogether if you have a plausible excuse for refusing.

The man who cannot be stimulated to great heights of achievement by love, is hopeless-he is dead, though he may seem to live.

Only those who become "money conscious" ever accumulate great riches. "Money consciousness" means that the mind has become so thoroughly saturated with the DESIRE for money, that one can see one's self already in possession of it.

pleasing personality.

Any person who is educated is one who is able to get what he wants in life without violating the rights of others.

Learn to Wait. Not idly, but with the spirit of Busyness in your system working itself out into some useful Endeavor. For to know HOW to Wait is to master one of the greatest secrets of Success.

observes and analyzes accurately what the prospective buyer does and says, but also what the prospective buyer does not do or say.

Psychologists have correctly said that "when one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance." Barnes

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. Every

Any person who is educated is one who has learned to get whatever he wants in life without violating the rights of others.

People buy personalities as much as merchandise, and it is a question if they are not influenced more by the personalities with which they come in contact than they are by the merchandise.

mente y su propio cerebro. Debe usarlo y tomar sus propias decisiones. Si necesita datos o información de otras personas para poder tomar decisiones, tal y como probablemente requerirá en muchas ocasiones, debe adquirir estos datos u obtener la información que necesita discretamente, sin revelar su propósito.

We foolishly believe that our own limitations are the proper measure of limitations.

The habit of rendering more service than is expected

as there is a close relationship between one's mental attitude and one's physical environment. The effects of environment so vitally influence those who work in factories, stores and offices, that employers are gradually realizing the importance of creating an environment that inspires and encourages the workers.

It has been well said that all men are 'the creatures of habit