A THREAD on key takeaways from the book
"Think & Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill
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Helen Keller became deaf, dumb, and blind shortly after birth.
Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great.
Her entire life has...
"Think & Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill
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Helen Keller became deaf, dumb, and blind shortly after birth.
Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great.
Her entire life has...
...served as evidence that no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure.
Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure.
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Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
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The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at some moment of crisis, through which they are introduced to their "other selves".
The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at some moment of crisis, through which they are introduced to their "other selves".
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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
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Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.
This is the equivalent of saying "deeds, and not words, are what count most.”
Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.
This is the equivalent of saying "deeds, and not words, are what count most.”
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Do not wait.
The time will never be ‘just right’.
Start where you stand, work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
Do not wait.
The time will never be ‘just right’.
Start where you stand, work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
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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 – your opportunity and mine, to develop and market our talents.
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 – your opportunity and mine, to develop and market our talents.
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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.
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.
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Every man is what he is, because of the dominating thoughts which he permits to occupy his mind.
Every man is what he is, because of the dominating thoughts which he permits to occupy his mind.
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Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act for yourself.
Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act for yourself.
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More gold had been mined from the mind of men than the earth itself.
More gold had been mined from the mind of men than the earth itself.
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The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.
The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.
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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.
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.
