Napoleon Hill

"Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do."

"Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together."

"Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."

"Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought."

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."

"Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success."

"Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities."

"It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed."

"It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project."

"Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true."

"Money without brains is always dangerous."

"More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth."

"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."

"Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price."

"No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure."

"Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success."

"Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle."

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

"The starting point of all achievement is desire."

"Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another."

"Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent."

"You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself."