Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hillwas an American author and impresario who cribbed freely from the new thought tradition of the previous century to become an early producer of personal-success literature. At the time of Hill's death in 1970, his best-known work, Think and Grow Richhad sold 20 million copies. Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to increasing one's income. Most of his books were promoted as expositing principles to achieve "success". Hill was an advisor to two presidents of the United...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth26 October 1883
CityPound, VA
CountryUnited States of America
Lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure. Moreover, experience with thousands of people has proved that lack of persistence is a weakness common to the majority of men. It is a weakness which may be overcome with effort.
Truly, there is something to the idea that hero-worship is helpful, provided one worships a winner.
Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit.
The successful man or woman always looks for the advantage or benefit in every situation and lo and behold, they always find it.
The richest persons are those who give most in service to others.
The most that can be said of flattery is that it is sometimes a cheap psychological trick with which charlatans and dishonest people lull others into a state of carelessness while they pick their pockets.
Experience is an asset of which no worker can be cheated, no matter how selfish or greedy his immediate employer may be.
Today's worries may become tomorrow's priceless experiences.
Loud threats often indicate deep fears
Faith is the head chemist of the mind.
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.
If you compromise with your own conscience, you will weaken your conscience. Soon your conscience will fail to guide you and you will never have real wealth based on peace of mind.
No one can keep you down but yourself
You are the sum total of your dominating or most prominent thoughts.