Napoleon Hill teaches us that thoughts can manifest into physical reality.
What we can imagine in our minds, we can experience in the real physical world. Here’s a collection of the best quotes from the best selling book Think and Grow Rich.
- “The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”
- “You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.”
- “More gold had been mined from the mind of men than the earth it self”
Napoleon Hill on Failure
Failure is a necessary, temporary state on the road to success. This point is repeated over and over in the book.
- “When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”
- “Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.”
- “Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
- “A quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits.”
How to
A couple of quotes on how specialized knowledge is key on the road to riches.
- “The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.”
- “An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of others.
Think and Grow Rich Attitude
On of the keys, according to Hill, is having the right attitude and mindset. This is something that needs attention and conscious training for most of us
- “Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.”
- “I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.”
- “Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by “opinions” when you reach DECISIONS, you will not succeed in any undertaking.”
- “Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say.”
Spirit
Attitude with a spiritual twist. It all starts in the mind.
- “Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.”
- “Perhaps we shall learn, as we pass through this age, that the ‘other self” is more powerful than the physical self we see when we look into a mirror.”
- “There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief.”
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Teagan says
I’m loving this book so far xx
jay says
It’s a great book!