Napoleon Hill Quotes

You are fortunate if you have learned the difference between temporary defeat and failure, more fortunate still if you have learned the truth that the very seed of success is dormant in every defeat that you experience.

There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat.

Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats

A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use.

Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.

Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.

Nothing is ever a setback. If anything, it just motivates you for what's next.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

You're never a failure until you fail to get up.

The only real failure is the failure to try, and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment.

There’s a tendency for young people to get discouraged and frustrated easily. But don’t be afraid to fail. In many ways, we learn so much more from our failures than our successes. Remind yourself that failure is nothing more than a means to a greater end. Bide your time, learn from your mistakes, and lead by example. If you believe in what you’re doing, it will show.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

You can be knocked down, but it doesn't mean you're out.

One of the things is we tend to give up too soon. We get knocked down a couple of times, and we stay down. It's so important to get back up again.

It is important when you are losing to come back and not get beat.

One loss is not the end of my career.

You can't let a failure keep you down, because if you stay down after you fail, you are going to stay down for good.

Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up. We never gave in. We never became bitter. We didn't hate. We continued to press on. And that's what we're saying: There are some ups, there are some downs, and when you're not down, you must have the capacity and the ability to get up and keep going.

I'm inspired by failure. The process of defeat – picking yourself back up again is the hardest thing in the world.

I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never accept it

Failure is an indispensable prerequisite of success. It is how you learn the lessons you need.

As you step every day and we're going to see challenges, we going to see failures, we should certainly learn from the failures and be gracious with our successes too as well.

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

There is a distinction between failing and being a failure. Few things are learned in life without failing at least once. Did you learn to roller skate without falling a few times? Did you learn to ride a bike without losing your balance? Chances are you didn't. You may have wanted to do those things so intensely that you quickly put unsuccessful attempts behind you and kept trying. Soon you acquired the skill to do the thing you wanted. Even though in the process of learning you may have failed many times, you were not a failure. "Failing" simply became an open door to try again.