Temporary Defeat Quotes

• The starting point of all achievement is desire.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Napoleon Hill (2007). “The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity”, p.142, Penguin

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  Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

  George Edward Woodberry

  Inspirational, Success, Motivational Sports

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

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good". Book by Miriam Adderholdt and Jan Goldberg, 1987.

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• Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Napoleon Hill (2016). “Napoleon Hill's Keys to Personal Achievement: An Official Publication of The Napoleon Hill Foundation”, p.88, Sound Wisdom

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• Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

  Napoleon Hill

  Strength, Success, Yoga

  Napoleon Hill (2013). “The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons”, p.633, Simon and Schuster

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• All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Life, New Beginnings

  Napoleon Hill (2012). “Think & Grow Rich”, p.12, Courier Corporation

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• There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

  Bernard Williams

  Good Morning, Hope, Good Day

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• Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.

  Napoleon Hill

  Change, Inspiring, Success

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Become Your Best”, p.187, Jaico Publishing House

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• If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Napoleon Hill (2013). “The Law of Success”, p.47, Courier Corporation

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• One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.17, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• To me defeat in anything is merely temporary. Defeat simply tells me that something is wrong in my doing; it is a path leading to success and truth.

  Bruce Lee

  Art, Sith, Path

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way”, p.363, Tuttle Publishing

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• Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.18, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Business, Opportunity

  Napoleon Hill (2012). “Napoleon Hill Collection”, p.13, Penguin

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• The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.91, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Positive, Philosophy

  Napoleon Hill (2012). “Napoleon Hill Collection”, p.51, Penguin

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• Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to create.

  Nicolas Malebranche

  Motivational, Art, Eye

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• Opportunity ... It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity.

  Napoleon Hill

  Opportunity, Doors, Slipping

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.16, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination.

  Napoleon Hill

  Imagination, Waiting, Needs

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• All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Business, Accomplishment

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• For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.

  Wallis Simpson

  Inspirational, Life, Uplifting

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• Every time a man rises from defeat, he becomes mentally and emotionally stronger. Thus, in time, one may actually find his self - his true, inner self - through temporary defeat.

  Napoleon Hill

  Men, Self, Stronger

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• From Christ on down to Edison, the men who have achieved most have been those who met with the most stubborn forms of temporary defeat. This would seem to justify the conclusion that Infinite Intelligence has a plan, or a law, by which it hurdles men over many obstacles before giving them the privilege of leadership or the opportunity to render useful service in a noteworthy fashion.

  Napoleon Hill

  Fashion, Opportunity, Men

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• Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.

  Anais Nin

  Inspirational, Life, Break Up

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• Remember when your plans fail, that temporary defeat is not permanent failure.

  Napoleon Hill

  Remember, Failing, Plans

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.91, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• We see men who have accumulated great fortunes, but we often recognize only their triumph, overlooking the temporary defeats which they had to surmount before arriving.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Men, Triumph

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.92, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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