Think and Grow Rich is one of the best selling psychology of wealth books of all time. It contains some of the best principles for creating the right mindset for wealth of any book ever written and was the book that practically began the self-help movement. While getting rich by building a business or growing capital requires technical skills of operating a business, investing, or trading it all starts with the right mindset. While the right thinking does not guarantee success in growing rich, the wrong thinking will almost always guarantee being unsuccessful in getting rich.
Ten of the most powerful quotes from Think and Grow Rich:
“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
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” – Napoleon Hill
“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
“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
“Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.” – Napoleon Hill
“The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.” – Napoleon Hill
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill
“An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of others.” – Napoleon Hill
“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
“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.” –
