Quotes by Napoleon Hill

(1883 – 1970)

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” - Napoleon Hill

“We can rise above and beyond a negative physical environment by creating in our imagination a positive one, or by shutting out all thought of it altogether, but a negative mental environment cannot be dodged—it must be rebuilt.” - Napoleon Hill Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules: The Lost Writings (2008)

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

“Keep your mind on the things you should and do want and off the things you shouldn't and don't want. " - Napoleon HillSuccess Through A Positive Mental Attitude (1960)

“An angry person will throw off enough poison with every exhalation of breath to kill a guinea pig!” - Napoleon Hill The Magic Ladder To Success (1930)

“In every failure there is a great and lasting lesson if one will only analyze, think, and profit by it. Failure develops tolerance, sympathy, and kindness in the human heart” - Napoleon Hill The Magic Ladder To Success (1930)

“Adversity forces one to seek ways and means to definite ends by meditation and introspective thought. This often leads to the discovery and use of the sixth sense through which one may communicate with Infinite Intelligence. ” - Napoleon Hill Outwitting The devil: The Secret To Freedom And Success (1960)

“Success in life, no matter what one may call success, is very largely a matter of adaptation to environment in such a manner that there is harmony between the individual and his environment. The palace of a king becomes as a hovel of a peasant if harmony does not abound within its walls. Conversely stated, the hut of a peasant may be made to yield more happiness than that of the mansion of the rich man, if harmony obtains in the former and not in the latter...

Without perfect harmony the science of astronomy would be as useless as the "bones of a saint," because the stars and planets would clash with one another, and all would be in a state of chaos and disorder. ” - Napoleon Hill The Law Of Success (1928)