Quotes from Napoleon Hill

There is but one dependable method of accumulating, and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service.

Whatever your mind feeds upon your mind attracts to you.

nothing to start with, except the capacity to know what he wanted, and the determination to stand by that desire until he realized

If you don't believe in yourself, how can you ask others to do so?

OPPORTUNITY has spread its wares before you. Step up to the front, select what you want, create your plan, put the plan into action, and follow through with PERSISTENCE.

When the opportunity came, it appeared in a different form and from a different direction than Barnes had expected. That is one of the tricks of opportunity. It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity.

The master mind principle cannot obtain where perfect harmony does not prevail.

look first for the most logical motive they may use to influence the buyer's thinking and decision.

The salesman who knows how to take his mind off the subject of sex, and direct it in sales effort with as much enthusiasm and determination as he would apply to its original purpose, has acquired the art of sex transmutation, whether he knows it or not.

When the mind has been cleared of a negative mental attitude the power of Faith moves in and begins to take possession!

The only way for you to really know how your voice sounds to others is to record yourself. You will likely be surprised by how different it sounds when you hear it played back. Analyze the recording to find where and how you could make improvements. Note the tone, the pitch, and the rhythm of your speech patterns. Do your words flow smoothly, or do you stop and start and interrupt yourself with ums and ahs? Just by hearing yourself you will be able to make many improvements.

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.