“Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.”
Nature
“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”
BusinessAll Quotes by Napoleon Hill
“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.”
Failure“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
Patience“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.”
Best“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.”
Business“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”
Failure“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.”
Knowledge“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.”
Success“The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself.”
Best“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.”
Failure“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.”
Imagination“Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.”
Alone“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”
Hope“It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.”
Life“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.”
Food“Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.”
Happiness“You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.”
Success“Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.”
Men“Action is the real measure of intelligence.”
Intelligence“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”
Business