Napoleon Hill

American author (1883-1970) · United States · Writers · Died at 87

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His book promised millions that thought alone could unlock riches - and it sold like wildfire. What Napoleon Hill left out: the fraud charges, the invented credentials, and the fact that historians can't confirm he ever met Andrew Carnegie, the man he claimed launched his entire philosophy.

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1970Died8 November 19701960“Every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.”In their wordsA maxim of Hill's, specifically cited as such, in Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude (1960), co-authored with W. Clement Stone, Ch.Read the whole statement

1938“This secret was extensively used by President Woodrow Wilson, during the World War.”In their wordsThink and Grow Rich (1938)Read the whole statement

“Psychologists have correctly said that when one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance.”In their wordsThink and Grow Rich (1938)Read the whole statement

“Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty. p. 38”In their wordsThink and Grow Rich (1938)Read the whole statement

“Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought. p. 54”In their wordsThink and Grow Rich (1938)Read the whole statement

1928“Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement. Just as the electron is the last unit of matter discernible to the scientist.”In their wordsp. 109Read the whole statement

1883Born26 October 1883

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Every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
1960, A maxim of Hill's, specifically cited as such, in Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude (1960), co-authored with W. Clement Stone, Ch., Own words
This secret was extensively used by President Woodrow Wilson, during the World War.
1938, Think and Grow Rich (1938), Own words
Psychologists have correctly said that when one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance.
1938, Think and Grow Rich (1938), Own words

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Oliver Napoleon Hill was born October 26, 1883, and spent decades pitching a seductive idea: that intense belief could reshape reality and deliver wealth. In 1937 he published Think and Grow Rich, which became one of the best-selling self-help books ever printed. The principles he sold - fervid expectations, relentless focus on success - found an audience hungry for a formula. But Hill's biography was shakier than his doctrine: criminal charges and fraud accusations followed him, and his claim that Andrew Carnegie had personally commissioned him to study success couldn't be verified. He kept writing, kept promoting, and the books kept moving. Hill died November 8, 1970, leaving a library of optimism built on a foundation historians still question.

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