Napoleon Hill Quotes

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Napoleon Hill

October 26 , 1883 – November 8 , 1970

Napoleon Hill was an American author. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

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"The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers."

-- Napoleon Hill

"To win the big stakes in this changing world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past."

-- Napoleon Hill

"To win the big stakes in this changing world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going."

-- Napoleon Hill

"No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it."

-- Napoleon Hill

"No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it."

-- Napoleon Hill

"When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."

-- Napoleon Hill

"When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."

-- Napoleon Hill

"We refuse to believe that which we don't understand."

-- Napoleon Hill

"We refuse to believe that which we don't understand."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Before success comes in any man's life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Before success comes in any man's life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Money without brains is always dangerous."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Money without brains is always dangerous."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them."

-- Napoleon Hill

"An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge."

-- Napoleon Hill

"An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge."

-- Napoleon Hill

"One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat."

-- Napoleon Hill

"One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The ladder of success is never crowded at the top."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The ladder of success is never crowded at the top."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Your only limitation is the one which you set up in your own mind."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Your only limitation is the one which you set up in your own mind."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Success comes to those who become success conscious."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Success comes to those who become success conscious."

-- Napoleon Hill

"No man is ever whipped, until he quits in his own mind."

-- Napoleon Hill

"No man is ever whipped, until he quits in his own mind."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life: not on what you don't want."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Keep your mind fixed on what you want in life: not on what you don't want."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Awake, arise, and assert yourself, you dreamers of the world."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Awake, arise, and assert yourself, you dreamers of the world."

-- Napoleon Hill

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Who is Napoleon Hill? +

Napoleon Hill was an American author. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

What is Napoleon Hill's most famous quote? +

One of Napoleon Hill's most widely shared quotes is: "A goal is a dream with a deadline.".

What did Napoleon Hill say about success? +

On success, Napoleon Hill said: "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.".

What did Napoleon Hill say about self-belief? +

On self-belief, Napoleon Hill said: "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.".

Why are Napoleon Hill's quotes popular? +

Napoleon Hill's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Success, Self-Belief, Mindset, Discipline into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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