W. Clement Stone Quotes

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.

Keep your mind on your objective, and persist until you succeed. Study, think, and plan.

Events tend to recur in cycles.

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

You can develop a burning desire to succeed. How? Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don’t want.

You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.

Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving.

Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.

We have a problem. ‘Congratulations.’ But it’s a tough problem. ‘Then double congratulations.’

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.

To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don’t need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Prayer is man’s greatest power!

So many fail because they don’t get started – they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin.

To be happy, make other people happy.

You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.

All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.

Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.

Every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren’t enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.

Sometimes the things that seem to be adversities turn out to be opportunities in disguise.

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman – not the attitude of the prospect.

Little hinges swing big doors.

Instead of believing the world is plotting to do you harm, choose to believe the world is plotting to do you good. Instead of seeing every difficult challenging event as a negative, see it for what it could be – something that is meant to enrich you, empower you, or advance your causes.

What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?

If you cannot save money, the seeds of greatness are not in you.

Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.

Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.

There’s a great joy in my giving. It’s thrilling. It’s exhilarating. It’s important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

All I want to do is change the world.