“It is one of the strangest anomalies of life that the absence of fear, and not formal education or brilliance of mind, is the major cause of individual success.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
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Napoleon Hill
“Desire The Starting Point of All Achievement: the First Step Toward Riches”
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Napoleon Hill
“All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood; if they are not, they are not great truths.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The Koran, the revealed word of God, was the closest thing to a miracle in Mohammed’s life. He had not been a poet; he had no gift of words. Yet the verses of the Koran, as he received them and recited them to the faithful, were better than any verses which the professional poets of the tribes could produce. This, to the Arabs, was a miracle. To them the gift of words was the greatest gift, the poet was all-powerful.
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Napoleon Hill
“time to nurse an idea is at the time of its birth.
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Napoleon Hill
“One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when overtaken by temporary defeat.”
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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.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Disappointment over love affairs generally has the effect of driving men to drink, and women to ruin; and this, because most people never learn the art of transmuting their strongest emotions into dreams of a constructive nature.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act for yourself.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Truly, “thoughts are things,” and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire for their translation into riches, or other material objects.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Your mental attitude is the most dependable key to your personality.”
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Napoleon Hill
“far as science has been able to determine, the entire universe consists of but two elements—matter and energy
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Napoleon Hill
“Sound character is our greatest asset because it provides the power with which we may ride the emergencies of life instead of going down under them.”
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Napoleon Hill
