Quotes from Napoleon Hill

Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.

The subconscious acts first on the dominating desires.

The world is ruled, and the destiny of civilization is established, by the human emotions.

Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.

Experience is an asset of which no worker can be cheated, no matter how selfish or greedy his immediate employer may be.

Experience is a teacher that knows no favorites.

Every failure is a blessing in disguise, providing it teaches some needed lesson one could not have learned without it. Most so-called Failures are only temporary defeats.

There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat.

Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.

Success requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis.

Drifting, without aim or purpose, is the first cause of failure.

Every failure, every adversity, every heartache may be a blessing in disguise providing it softens the animal portion of our nature.

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

Do not look for a miracle, because you will not find it. You will find only the eternal laws of nature. These laws are available to every person who has the faith and the courage to use them.

Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief

Desire backed by faith knows no such word as impossible.

Persistence is nothing more than Concentrated Effort mixed with Determination and Faith.

Fear is faith in reverse gear.

FAITH is the only known antidote for FAILURE!

ALL THOUGHTS WHICH HAVE BEEN EMOTIONALIZED, (given feeling) AND MIXED WITH FAITH, begin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent or counterpart.

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.

Indecision, doubt and fear. The members of this unholy trio are closely related; where one is found, the other two are close at hand.

The fear of criticism is at the bottom of the destruction of most ideas which never reach the planning and action stage.

Fear is the most costly of all the human emotions, even though most fears have no foundation in fact.