Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill

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American author Napoleon Hill has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. Celebrated for his book Think and Grow Rich (1937), which is among the best-selling self-help books of all time, Napoleon Hill brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. Explore 57 quotes by Napoleon Hill on subjects including Success, Failure, Best, Men, and Life — each one a window into a distinctive way of seeing the world. One standout: "You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself."

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

— Napoleon Hill

Strength

All Quotes by 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

Imagination

“Don't wait. The time will never be just right.”

— Napoleon Hill

Time

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

— Napoleon Hill

Great

“You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.”

— Napoleon Hill

Success

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

— Napoleon Hill

Life

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

— Napoleon Hill

Best

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

— Napoleon Hill

Men

“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

Success

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

— Napoleon Hill

Education

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

— Napoleon Hill

Failure

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

— Napoleon Hill

Business

“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.”

— Napoleon Hill

Best

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

— Napoleon Hill

Dreams

“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

Imagination

“Money without brains is always dangerous.”

— Napoleon Hill

Money

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

— Napoleon Hill

Success

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

— Napoleon Hill

Failure

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

— Napoleon Hill

War

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

— Napoleon Hill

Great

“The starting point of all achievement is desire.”

— Napoleon Hill

Success