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What\u00a0can we learn about trust from the great leaders, teachers, writers and philosophers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week we turn our attention to the words of Napoleon Hill, an American author who wrote about success, but probably best known for Think and Grow Rich<\/em>, one of the best-selling books of all time. \u00a0Hill was also an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.\u00a0<\/span>This article pulls\u00a0together twenty of his most inspiring quotes. Regardless of your role in life- a parent, teacher, business, religious or military leader, the following contain many messages\u00a0about character, competence and consistency, the key ingredients for building trust.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cWhen you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity – regardless of what others may do – you are destined for greatness.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cAction is the real measure of intelligence.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cAn educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent, without violating the rights of others.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cThere are no limitations to the mind except those that we acknowledge.\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cA quitter never wins and a winner never quits.\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cIf you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cThe way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.\u201d<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cA goal is a dream with a deadline.\u201d<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cIf you must speak ill of another, do not speak it . . . \u201d<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cWar grows out of desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.\u201d<\/li>\n
  11. \u201cPatience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.\u201d<\/li>\n
  12. “Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.\u201d<\/li>\n
  13. \u201cEnthusiasm is the steam that drives the engine.\u201d<\/li>\n
  14. \u201cSuccess requires no apologies, failure permits no alibis.\u201d<\/li>\n
  15. \u201cWise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.\u201d<\/li>\n
  16. \u201cThe world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.\u201d<\/li>\n
  17. \u201cNo one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy; unless you let him.\u201d<\/li>\n
  18. \u201cNo man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes.”<\/li>\n
  19. \u201cYou become what you think about.\u201d<\/li>\n
  20. \u201cTELL THE WORLD WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO, BUT FIRST SHOW IT. This is the equivalent of saying “deeds, and not words, are what count most.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My favorites are #11, #15 and #20. How about yours?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Want to read more from this series?<\/p>\n

    We recently\u00a0highlighted some of the best quotes on building trust from:<\/p>\n