Quotes from W. Clement Stone

The natural law of inertia: Matter will remain at rest or continue in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force.

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success -- or are they holding you back?

But I did know that opportunities were unlimited. For sale are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman-not the attitude of the prospect.

E. E. Bauermeister, supervisor of education and correctional counselor at California Institution for Men, Chino, California, who told the authors: "I always tell the men in our self-adjustment class that too often what we read and profess becomes a part of our libraries and our vocabularies, instead of becoming a part of our lives.

Success is achieved by those who try.

But you must have knowledge and know-how to interpret the meaning of what you observe

The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal, or desire is.

Almost anything can be found in a book.

necessity gave them inspiration to action...experience gave them know-how...and I taught them the necessary knowledge.

Epictetus said: The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

You may be inspired to desirable action to fulfill your good intentions, but you may lack the necessary knowledge, or you may neglect to use the required skills if you have them, and thus you may fail to develop new habit patterns.

decisiones no seguidas de acciones no sirven para nada. El fracaso puede serle útil. No se deje encerrar dentro de muros mentales. Encauce sus pensamientos, controle sus emociones, ordene su destino. 1 UN NIÑO EMPIEZA LA BÚSQUEDA Yo tenía seis años y estaba asustado.

Every Adversity Has the Seed of an Equivalent or Greater Benefit.

begin to determine what you really want in the distant, intermediate, and near future.

intelligence is evaluated by: doing... applying... acting... observing... understanding...thinking... using...etc.?

Inspiration to action is the most important ingredient to success in any human activity

Read a minimum of four good books a year, a monthly magazine like The Reader's Digest, and your daily morning and evening newspapers.

It's the fear of the unknown that keeps a person from starting

The Richest Man in Babylon:

One way to make a fortune is to sell a necessity that is low in cost and repeats.

Unless man learns to control the sinner, the animal in himself, he can never release his full accomplishment.

Sometimes we have undesirable habits and we want to correct them. And there are times when we are strongly tempted to do wrong. Then, like an insect caught in a spider's web, we struggle to get free. Our conscious will is in conflict with our imagination and the will of our subconscious mind. The more we struggle, the more we become entrapped.

Thought applies to an idea expressed or unexpressed that comes into your mind as a result of reflection, and reflection takes time.

the inner urge of your feelings, emotions, instincts, and ingrained habits gives you the go power that puts you into action.