Quotes by Napoleon Hill
Last Updated: 24 Feb 2025
“A plan, even the best plan, will fail unless it is implemented.”
“Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps, some failure.”
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”
“Faith is a state of mind that may be induced by autosuggestion.”
“Faith is the head chemist of the mind.”
“Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches.”
“Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.”
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.”
“Knowledge is only potential power.”
“Knowledge will not attract money unless it is organized and intelligently directed through practical plans of action.”
“Leadership is the ability to get others to do what they don’t want to do and like it.”
“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”
“No individual has ever become rich without the aid of others.”
“Our minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts we hold in our minds.”
“Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.”
“Success comes to those who become success conscious.”
“Success requires the development of an understanding of how to achieve.”
“Successful people know that decisions create their reality.”
“Successful people make decisions quickly and change them slowly.”
“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.”
“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream.”
“The influence of one person on others is the secret to success.”
“The knowledge you have is the tool you use to build your success.”
“The man who does not make use of his mind is a slave to his thoughts.”
“The mind moves in the direction of our dominating thoughts.”
“The most common cause of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.”
“The power of the mastermind is one of the great secrets of success.”
“The real leader has no need to lead—he is content to point the way.”
“The real secret of success is enthusiasm.”
“The subconscious mind does not differentiate between good or bad.”
“The subconscious mind makes no distinction between positive and negative thoughts.”
“The successful man is one who uses his time in the most productive manner.”
“The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“The way to start is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
“Time is the most precious resource you have. Use it wisely.”
“Wealth comes to those who become success conscious.”
“When you can focus your mind, your success is inevitable.”
“When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.”
“You cannot have a negative thought and achieve positive results.”
“You must first have a clear, definite purpose in life before you can form the mental picture necessary to produce success.”
“Your desires are your possibilities.”