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I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.

I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.

Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern

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Napoleon Hill
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Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1883 to 1970; Wikidata Q311644, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311644 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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