# Quote — Napoleon Hill, Think And Grow Rich

> Temporary defeat should mean only one thing, the certain knowledge that there is something wrong with your plan. Millions of men go through life in misery and poverty, because they lack a sound plan through which to accumulate a fortune. p. 73

- Author: [Napoleon Hill](https://www.leafyquotes.com/napoleon-hill.md)
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> If you must be careless with your possessions, let it be in connection with material things. Your mind is your spiritual estate! Protect and use it with the care to which Divine Royalty is entitled. You were given a will-power for this purpose. p. 173

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