Top Quotes from Napoleon Hill

 

About Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill, an intellectual luminary of profound influence, emerges as a trailblazing figure in the realm of personal development and success philosophy. His seminal work, "Think and Grow Rich," stands as a beacon of timeless wisdom, meticulously crafted through years of diligent research and collaboration with some of the greatest minds of his era. With an eloquent fusion of psychology, philosophy, and practical insights, Hill elucidates the intricate interplay between thought, desire, and achievement, guiding readers towards a profound understanding of the boundless potential that lies within the human psyche. Through his eloquent prose, Hill not only equips individuals with the tools to manifest their aspirations but also imparts a transformative mindset that transcends generations, fostering the cultivation of resilience, creativity, and unyielding determination on the journey towards personal and professional fulfillment.

Napoleon Hill Books

Napoleon Hill is renowned for his groundbreaking book "Think and Grow Rich", which has become a cornerstone of the self-help and personal development genre. Published in 1937, the book distills Hill's extensive research on success principles and distills them into a comprehensive guide for achieving one's goals. 

"Think and Grow Rich" explores the power of the mind and the role of thoughts in shaping our reality. Hill emphasizes the importance of setting clear goals, cultivating a burning desire, maintaining a positive mental attitude, and taking persistent action to realize one's ambitions. The book also introduces the concept of the "Mastermind", emphasizing the value of surrounding oneself with like-minded individuals who can collectively contribute to achieving success.

In addition to "Think and Grow Rich," Napoleon Hill authored several other influential works, including:

1. "The Law of Success" (1928): This is Hill's earlier work, often considered a precursor to "Think and Grow Rich." It outlines 16 principles for achieving personal and financial success and provides in-depth insights into each principle.

2. "Outwitting the Devil" (1938, published posthumously in 2011): This book is a thought-provoking conversation between Hill and the "Devil," where Hill explores the factors that can hinder success and personal growth, and how to overcome them.

3. "The Master-Key to Riches" (1945): Hill offers practical techniques and principles for achieving success and personal growth, with a focus on cultivating a positive mental attitude, setting clear goals, and taking decisive actions.

4. "Grow Rich! With Peace of Mind" (1967): This work emphasizes the importance of achieving wealth and success while maintaining inner peace, balance, and ethical values.

Napoleon Hill's books have been widely acclaimed for their motivational and practical insights, and his teachings continue to inspire individuals to unlock their potential and create a life of purpose, achievement, and prosperity. His writings have had a profound impact on generations of readers and have remained relevant in the fields of personal development, business, and self-improvement.

Napoleon Hill Quotes

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice


“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“Tell me how you use your spare time, and how you spend your money, and I will tell you where and what you will be in ten years from now.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”
― Napoleon Hill

“Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.”
― Napoleon Hill

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
― Napoleon Hill


“You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”
― Napoleon Hill

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Don't wait. The time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.”

― Napoleon Hill

“Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

“It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.”

― Napoleon Hill

“Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”

― Napoleon Hill

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
― Napoleon Hill

“Success comes to those who become success conscious.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.”
― Napoleon Hill


“The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

“When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.”

― Napoleon Hill

“Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”
― Napoleon Hill


“You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.”
― Napoleon Hill, Napoleon Hill's Positive Action Plan: 365 Meditations For Making Each Day a Success


“Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.”

― Napoleon Hill

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“-It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others succeed.”

― Napoleon Hill

“You give before you get.”
― Napoleon Hill


“If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.”
― Napoleon Hill


“A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Success is good at any age, but the sooner you find it, the longer you will enjoy it.”
― Napoleon Hill


“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Our only limitations are those we set up in our own minds”
― Napoleon Hill


“A positive mind finds a way it can be done; A negative mind looks for all the ways it can't be done.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of others.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“-Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act on building the life you desire.”
― Napoleon Hill


“More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.”
― Napoleon Hill


“First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by "opinions" when you reach DECISIONS, you will not succeed in any undertaking.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“The more you give, the more comes back to you.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.”
― Napoleon Hill


“We refuse to believe that which we don't understand.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“-Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.”
― Napoleon Hill


“When you have talked yourself into what you want, right there is the place to stop talking and begin saying it with deeds.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Plan your work and work your plan.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.”
― Napoleon Hill


“The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.”
― Napoleon Hill


“You can think your way into or out of almost any circumstance, good or bad.”
― Napoleon Hill


“There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.”
― Napoleon Hill


“There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“Keep you mind fixed on what you want in life: not on what you don't want.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-When you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity - regardless of what others may do - you are destined for greatness.”
― Napoleon Hill, Napoleon Hill's Positive Action Plan: 365 Meditations For Making Each Day a Success


“Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-Life reflects your own thoughts back to you.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Action is the real measure of intelligence.”
― Napoleon Hill


“One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely. Love is whimsical and temperamental. Its nature is ephemeral, and transitory. It comes when it pleases, and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it while it remains, but spend no time worrying about its departure. Worry will never bring it back.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.”
― Napoleon Hill


“The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Perhaps we shall learn, as we pass through this age, that the 'other self" is more powerful than the physical self we see when we look into a mirror.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.”
― Napoleon Hill


“No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.”
― Napoleon Hill


“TELL THE WORLD WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO, BUT FIRST SHOW IT. This is the equivalent of saying "deeds, and not words, are what count most.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“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.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“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.”
― Napoleon Hill


“-Neglecting to broaden their view has kept some people doing one thing all their lives.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


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


“-If you are not learning while you’re earning, you are cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Remember that your dominating thoughts attract, through a definite law of nature, by the shortest and most convenient route, their physical counterpart. Be careful what your thoughts dwell upon.”
― Napoleon Hill, Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success


“Remember that it is not the lawyer who knows the most law, but the one who best prepares his case, who wins.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“Money without brains is always dangerous.”
― Napoleon Hill


“Awake, arise, and assert yourself, you dreamers of the world. Your star is now in ascendancy.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich


“If you believe yourself unfortunate because you have loved and lost, perish the thought. One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely.”
― Napoleon Hill