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Napoleon Hill

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Birth : October 26, 1883

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

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The starting point of all achievement is desire.

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

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The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

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Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

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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.

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All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

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

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

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

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

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

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Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

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Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

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