Napoleon Hill

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

Within every adversity is an equal or greater opportunity.

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

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.

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.

Before success 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.

If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self-interest, you can have practically anything you go after.

Success in highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which comes only to the man who has found the work he likes best.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.