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The mind requires regular use to remain strong.

everything you touch will begin to transmute itself into an asset for your benefit.

As Carlyle put it - All that mankind has done, thought, gained or been - it is lying in matchless preservation in the pages of books.

Our success depends very largely upon how well we negotiate our way through our daily contacts with other people without friction or opposition.

If life hands you a lemon, don't complain, but instead make lemonade to sell those who are thirsty from complaining.

Success is very largely a matter of adjusting one's self to the ever-varying and changing environments of life, in a spirit of harmony and poise.

It was a great surprise to me when I discovered that most of the ugliness I saw in others, was but a reflection of my own nature.

Desire backed by faith, pushed reason aside, and inspired me to carry on.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.

I pray daily, not for more riches, but for more wisdom with which to recognize, embrace and enjoy what I already possess.

Ideas ... they have the power

What the mind cab conceive, it can achieve

A positive mind finds a way it can be done; a negative mind looks for all the ways it can't be done.

Truly, there is something to the idea that hero-worship is helpful, provided one worships a winner.

If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way.

When the emotion of romance is added to those of love and sex, the obstructions between the finite mind of man and Infinite Intelligence are removed.

There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim.

If a person has built a sound character, it makes but little difference what people say about him, because he will win in the end.

Let nobody bribe you away from being yourself.

Faith is the only known antidote for failure!

Willpower and desire, when properly combined, make an irresistible pair.

Impossible," said he, "is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools.

I stopped three feet from gold, but I will never stop because men say 'no' when I ask them to buy insurance." Darby

You can do it if you believe you can.

The only thing over which you have complete right of control at all times is your mental attitude.

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

It's a sure thing that you will not finish if you don't start. The most difficult part of any job is getting started.

Remember that it is not the lawyer who knows the most law, but the one who best prepares his case, who wins.

Enthusiasm is the steam that drives the engine

Some individuals appear to be "allergic" to honest work, but opportunity is equally allergic to them.

Anything in life worth working for, is worth praying for.

If you try and fail, make another effort, and
still another ... until you succeed.

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.

If you fail to plan,you can plan to fail.

Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time.

Greatest sin of man kind: neglect to use his greatest asset.

FAITH is the element, the "chemical" which, when mixed with prayer, gives one direct communication with Infinite Intelligence.

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

Believe it and achieve it.

A closed mind stumbles over the blessings of life without recognizing them.

Money is as shy and elusive as the "old time" maiden.

If you are influenced by the opinions of others, you will have no desire of your own.

The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.

No man achieves great success who is unwilling to make personal sacrifices.

If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.

Success come to those who become success conscious.

No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind.

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

Friendship freely given and gratefully received is one of life's greatest gifts.

FAITH and FEAR make poor bedfellows. Where one is found, the other cannot exist.

Before you can achieve success in the higher and broader sense you must gain such thorough control over yourself that you will be a person of poise.

We are the masters of our fate, the captains of our souls, because we have the power to control our thoughts.

Buying cheap to save money is like stopping the clock to save time. Neither works.

But sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.

The battle is all over except the 'shouting' when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.

A person's acts are always in harmony with the dominating thoughts of his or her mind.

Persistence is a state of mind, therefore it can be cultivated. Like all states of mind, persistence is based upon definite causes,

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

Nature yields her most profound secrets to the person who is determined to uncover them.

Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

It is a curious quirk of human nature that some people can see opportunities, while others only see problems.

Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit.

The Ability to influence people without irritating them is the most profitable art known to man.

One of the most valuable things any person can learn is the art of using the knowledge and experience of others.

There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of LACK OF AMBITION!

Taking possession of your positive self will put you on the success beam that you may ride triumphantly to whatever heights of achievement you desire.

Every company has room for the man who has a definite plan of action which is to the advantage of that company.

The reason man may become the master of his own destiny is because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind.

Success is knowing what you're doing, loving what you're doing, and believing what you're doing

Life is strange, and often imponderable!

Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

The turning point in the life of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis.

The man of decision cannot be stopped! The man of indecision cannot be started! Take your own choice.

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

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

There comes with every experience of temporary defeat, and every failure and every form of adversity, the seed of an equivalent benefit

Resolve to throw off the influences of any unfortunate environment, and to build your own life to order.

If we sow the seeds of hatred and envy and discouragement in others, we, in turn, develop these qualities in ourselves.

The practical dreamers have always been, and always will be, the pattern-makers of civilisation.

Broadway will give any beggar a cup of coffee and a sandwich, but it demands persistence of those who go after the big stakes.

Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act for yourself.

The power to think as you wish to think is the only power over which you have absolute control.

Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach.

Habits are first cobwebs, then cables.

Every man is what he is, because of the dominating thoughts which he permits to occupy his mind.

Genius is merely the capacity for taking infinite pains.

Remember that your real wealth can be measured not by what you have, but by what you are.

No man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes - NAPOLEON HILL

You will attract to yourself people who harmonize with your own philosophy of life, whether you wish it or not.

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

The way to success is the way to action, based upon organized thinking followed by action, action, action.

Trying to get without first giving is as fruitless as trying to reap without having sown.

Somehow the Creator seems to favor those who know precisely what they want and what they do not want.

You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.

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

Most misfortunes are the results of misused time.

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

When Opportunity came, the person didn't realize it because it came in the form of misfortune.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.