Quotes from Napoleon Hill

More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.

Knowledge is only potential power.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.

You give before you get.

Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

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.

Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.

Money without brains is always dangerous.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit.

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

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

Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

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

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

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.

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

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.

No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.