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> [Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/most-so-called-failures-are-only-temporary-defeats/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/there-is-a-vast-difference-between-failure-and-temporary-defeat/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [Remember when your plans fail, that temporary defeat is not permanent failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/remember-when-your-plans-fail-that-temporary-defeat-is-not-permanent/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/every-time-a-man-rises-from-defeat-he-becomes-mentally-and/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [What if you have failed in the past? So, at one time did every man we recognize as a towering success. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/what-if-you-have-failed-in-the-past-so-at-one-time-did-every-man-we/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/we-see-men-who-have-accumulated-great-fortunes-but-we-often-recognize/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/one-of-the-most-common-causes-of-failure-is-the-habit-of-of-quitting/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [Every failure is a blessing in disguise, providing it teaches some needed lesson one could not have learned without it. Most so-called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/every-failure-is-a-blessing-in-disguise-providing-it-teaches-some/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/every-great-leader-of-the-past-whose-record-i-have-examined-was-beset/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [You are fortunate if you have learned the difference between temporary defeat and failure, more fortunate still if you have learned the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/you-are-fortunate-if-you-have-learned-the-difference-between/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/before-success-comes-in-any-man-s-life-he-s-sure-to-meet-with-much/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/from-christ-on-down-to-edison-the-men-who-have-achieved-most-have/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [If the thing you wish to do is right, and YOU BELIEVE IN IT, go ahead and do it! Put your dreams…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/if-the-thing-you-wish-to-do-is-right-and-you-believe-in-it-go-ahead/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/opportunity-it-has-a-sly-habit-of-slipping-in-by-the-back-door-and/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [Fear is the tool of a man-made devil. Self-confident faith in one's self is both the man-made weapon which defeats this devil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/fear-is-the-tool-of-a-man-made-devil-self-confident-faith-in-one-s/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [Those who approach their jobs and careers with enthusiasm always find plenty of opportunities, while those who complain about no one ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/those-who-approach-their-jobs-and-careers-with-enthusiasm-always-find/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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## Other authors on Temporary

## More by Napoleon Hill

> [Your world will change whether or not you choose to change, but you have the power to choose it's direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/your-world-will-change-whether-or-not-you-choose-to-change-but-you/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [The best way to succeed in this world is to act on the advice you give to others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/the-best-way-to-succeed-in-this-world-is-to-act-on-the-advice-you/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [A state of mind is something that one assumes. It cannot be purchased, it must be created.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/a-state-of-mind-is-something-that-one-assumes-it-cannot-be-purchased/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [The mind requires regular use to remain strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/the-mind-requires-regular-use-to-remain-strong/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [The vast majority of people are born, grow up, struggle and go through life in misery and failure, not realizing that it would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/the-vast-majority-of-people-are-born-grow-up-struggle-and-go-through/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person's enemies say about him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/no-accurate-thinker-will-judge-another-person-by-that-which-the-other/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [“To all these I wish to convey the thought that all achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/to-all-these-i-wish-to-convey-the-thought-that-all-achievement-no/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [“Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.” This”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/tell-the-world-what-you-intend-to-do-but-first-show-it-this/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [Handicaps can be converted into stepping stones on which one may climb toward some worthy goal, unless they are accepted as obstacles, and used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/handicaps-can-be-converted-into-stepping-stones-on-which-one-may/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [You become what you think about](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/you-become-what-you-think-about/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [Every man's own character is written so all who will may read it, in the expression of his eyes, the tone of his voice,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/every-man-s-own-character-is-written-so-all-who-will-may-read-it-in/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [Life is a mirror of your consistent thoughts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/life-is-a-mirror-of-your-consistent-thoughts/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [Success requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/success-requires-no-explanations-failure-permits-no-alibis/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [The habit of taking the line of least resistance makes all rivers and some men crooked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/the-habit-of-taking-the-line-of-least-resistance-makes-all-rivers-and/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

> [“There are no limitations to the mind except those that we acknowledge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/there-are-no-limitations-to-the-mind-except-those-that-we-acknowledge/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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