"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 easi...

The capacity to surmount failure without being discouraged is the chief asset of every person who attains outstanding success in any calling.
~ Napoleon Hill ~












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"Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he ...
"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
"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
"The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
"It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
"Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
"Desire is the starting point of all achievement.
"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.
"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...
"Adversity relieves people of vanity and egotism. It discourages selfishness by proving that no one can succeed without the cooperation of others.
"You become what you think about
"We rise to high positions or remain at the bottom because of conditions we can control if we desire to control them.
"Building alibis is a deeply rooted habit.
"To be successful, you must find peace of mind, acquire the material needs of life, and above all, attain happiness. All of these evidences of success ...