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Think and Grow Rich Book

__ Chapter 1 __
 * Desire **
 * 1) Adopt a definite purpose
 * 2) Determined to be ready until he got that which he wanted
 * 3) An intangible impulse of thought can be transmuted into its physical counterpart
 * 4) Capacity to know what he wanted and the determination to stand by that desire until he realized it.
 * That is one of the tricks of opportunity. It has a sly habit of slipping in 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. (p. 17 bottom)
 * One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. (p. 18 bottom)
 * Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure. When defeat overtakes a man, the smartest and most logical thing to do is quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do. (p. 20 top)
 * Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach. (p. 20 top)
 * But what of the man who has neither the time, nor the inclination to study failure in search of knowledge that may lead to success? (p. 22 bottom)
 * When riches begin to come they come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years…counter to the popular belief that riches come to only those who work hard and long. (p. 23 top)
 * Ford story (p. 24 - 25)
 * You are “the master of your fate, the captain of your soul” –Henley (p. 25 bottom)