Napoleon Hill Quotes

You may control a mad elephant; You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger; Ride the lion and play with the cobra; By alchemy you may learn your livelihood; You may wander through the universe incognito; Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful; You may walk in water and live in fire; But control of the mind is better and more difficult.

All mental discipline and symmetrical growth are from activity of the mind under the yoke of the will or personal power.

You either control your mind or it controls you.

You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.

Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind.

He is thoughtful whose mind is directed by his will, whose mind fulfills his intentions, whose mind is under the control of his intention... It is not till a person has gained mastery over his mind, till he is above this activity, that he is a ruling power, a true person.

Control your own mind, and you may never be controlled by the mind of another.

Discipline is necessary to curb the mind, otherwise there is no peace.

Conquer your mind and conquer the world.

When people learn to master their feelings, they can soon learn to master their reflections and thoughts in the degree requisite for attaining the objects they are seeking. But while they yield to a feeling or spirit that distracts their minds from a subject they wish to study and learn, so long they will never gain the mastery of their minds.

Rule your mind or it will rule you.

The wise who control their body, who control their tongue, the wise who control their mind, are indeed well controlled.

One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.

I look at people's lives and you see what's not working in their lives and it usually comes from an undisciplined mind.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

Our minds are so undisciplined that our doubts rule our lives and we don't master our imagination - it masters us.

True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.

The greatest possession is self-possession.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.

You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them.

You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.

Being able to control your mind is a beautiful thing.