No man can afford to express, through words or acts, that which is not in harmony with his own beliefs, and if he does so, he must pay by the loss of his ability to influence others.
You may as well know, also, that every great leader, from the dawn of civilization down to the present, was a dreamer.
The bottom is a monotonous, dreary, unprofitable place for any person. That is why I have taken the time to describe how lowly beginnings may be circumvented by proper planning.
The habit of taking the line of least resistance makes all rivers and some men crooked.
Men have no confidence in an officer who doesn't know his own mind.
Bravery is fearlessness-the absence of fear. The merest dolt may be brave because he lacks the mentality to appreciate his danger.
All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.
Your world will change whether or not you choose to change, but you have the power to choose it's direction.
All personal achievement starts within the mind of the individual-knowing your problem is the first step in finding the solution.
Successful people move on their own initiative but they know where they are going before they start.
Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief
IDEAS CAN BE TRANSMUTED INTO CASH THROUGH THE POWER OF DEFINITE PURPOSE, PLUS DEFINITE PLANS.
Napoleon Hill saw this law of transmutation as the seed of equivalent benefit: With every disappointment, heartbreak, or failure, there exists an equal (usually greater) positive benefit.
When adversity overtakes you, it pays to be thankful it was not worse instead of worrying over your misfortune.
Any habit may be discontinued by building in its place some other and more desirable habit.
You owe it to yourself not to permit your emotions to place your happiness in the keeping of another person.
What the mind cab conceive, it can achieve
Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.
If you believe yourself unfortunate because you have loved and lost, perish the thought. One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely.
Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course towards his objectives in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.
Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end.
We refuse to believe that which we don't understand.
What remarkable strength is shown by the person who can lay aside personal prejudices and work without friction with a group of individuals with whom he or she is not in accord on many subjects.
The imagination is too often regarded merely as an indefinite, untraceable, indescribable something that does nothing but create fiction.
It is a curious quirk of human nature that some people can see opportunities, while others only see problems.
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