Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Napoleon Hill

Quote by Napoleon Hill

Work

Think & Grow Rich

Think & Grow Rich is a work in the personal development genre that examines the psychological and behavioral factors associated with financial success. The book presents a philosophy centered on the power of thought, desire, and persistence as foundational elements for attaining one's goals. It introduces a series of principles derived from the study of successful individuals, organized around concepts such as definite purpose, organized planning, decision-making, and the mastermind group. The text emphasizes the role of the subconscious mind, imagination, and specialized knowledge in translating ambition into tangible results. Originally published during the Great Depression, the book has maintained a long-standing presence in popular literature on success and remains widely circulated in business and motivational circles. Its framework draws on interviews and research into the careers of prominent industrialists and entrepreneurs of its era, synthesizing their reported habits and mindsets into a systematic approach to personal achievement. more

Author

Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill was an American author known for his book 'Think and Grow Rich'. This book combines elements of psychology, philosophy, and success literature, aiming to help readers achieve personal and professional success. Hill's life and work experiences provided rich material for his writing, and his works continue to have a profound impact on the field of personal development to this day. more

You May Also Like

“When you don't pay attention to your intuition, or go against it, you may find that you feel a certain heaviness, lack of energy, a kind of deadness. This is because the life force is trying to come through and move you in a certain way, and it is being blocked.”

“Imagine the literary buff, steeped in his beloved classics, rejoicing in a memory that sings, prepared to dispense kilowatts of goodwill, who fetches up at the Odeon on an off day. There are days like that, when everything rings hollow, and even the hollowness is unconvincing. There’s nothing to be done about it: the inspiration’s not there. He’s left with a terrible sense of disappointment, resentment, against whom he doesn’t exactly know: the playwright or the actors? All he can do is curl up in bed, alone, all alone, and console himself with suitably wrought alexandrines.”

“You must be aware of the words, thoughts, and beliefs that you are constantly feeding your subconscious mind. It does no good to spend 10 minutes on positive affirmations and then spend the rest of the day carelessly speaking negatively about yourself and putting yourself down. Ten minutes of positive affirmations will not cancel out an entire day of negative, self-defeating speech!”

“There were things one could do, things so terrible, Val was certain they could make someone stop loving you. She was equally certain that she had done some of these things, and as desperate as she was to be proven otherwise, she was equally afraid that she was right. That she had become as awful as the rest of the world seemed to think she was. That she was unlovable.”