The Book in Three Sentences
- Napoleon Hill researched more than forty millionaires to find out what made them the men that they were
- In Think and Grow Rich, he imparts that knowledge to you
- Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve
The Five Big Ideas
- The starting point of all achievement is desire
- You are the master of your destiny
- 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
- Your greatest success will often come just one step beyond the point at which defeat has overtaken you
- Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass
1. “The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.” ― Napoleon Hill
2. “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.” ― Napoleon Hill
3. “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.” ― Napoleon Hill
4. “Before success comes 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. More than five hundred of the most successful men this country has ever known told the author their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them.”
5. “Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.”
6. “The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.” ― Napoleon Hill
7. “Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.” ― Napoleon Hill
8.“A quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits.” ― Napoleon Hill
9. “Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” ― Napoleon Hill
10. “More gold had been mined from the mind of men than the earth it self” ― Napoleon Hill
11. “We refuse to believe that which we don’t understand.” ― Napoleon Hill
12. “Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by “opinions” when you reach DECISIONS, you will not succeed in any undertaking.” ― Napoleon Hill
13. “I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.” ― Napoleon Hill
14. “To win the big stakes in this changed world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past, whose dreams have given to civilization all that it has of value, the spirit that serves as the life-blood of our own country – your opportunity and mine, to develop and market our talents.” ― Napoleon Hill
15. “Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say.” ― Napoleon Hill
16. “There is a difference between WISHING for a thing and being READY to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief.” ― Napoleon Hill
17. “Perhaps we shall learn, as we pass through this age, that the ‘other self” is more powerful than the physical self we see when we look into a mirror.” ― Napoleon Hill
18. “There are no limitations to the mind except those that we acknowledge.” ― Napoleon Hill
19. “If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.” ― Napoleon Hill
20.“You’ve got to be sure of yourself before. You can ever win a prize.” ― Napoleon Hill
21. “IF – and this is the greatest of them all – I had the courage to see myself as I reallyam, I would find out what is wrong with me, and correct it, then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others, for I know that there is something WRONG with me, or I would now be where I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses, and less time building alibis to cover them.” ― Napoleon Hill
22. “If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a “quitter.” A QUITTER NEVER WINS AND A WINNER NEVER QUITS. Lift this sentence out, write it on a piece of paper in letters an inch high, and place it where you will see it every night before you go to sleep, and every morning before you go to work” ― Napoleon Hill