Napoleon Hill

1 THE LAW OF SUCCESS Teaching, for the First Time in the History of the World, the True Philosophy upon which all Personal Success is Built. BY NAPOLEON HILL 1928 PUBLISHED BY The RALSTON UNIVERSITY PRESS MERIDEN, CONN. Included as part of the Happiness Library from http://www.coachingtohappiness.com 2 THE LAW OF SUCCESS Lesson Sixteen - THE GOLDEN RULE NO man could possibly read the Law of Success philosophy, even once, without becoming, thereby, better prepared to succeed in any calling. Elbert H. Gary "You Can Do It if You Believe You Can! WITH this lesson we approach the apex of the pyramid of this course on the Law of Success. This lesson is the Guiding Star that will enable you to use profitably and constructively the knowledge assembled in the preceding lessons. There is more power wrapped up in the preceding lessons of this course than most men could trust themselves with; therefore, this lesson is a governor that will, if observed and applied, enable you to steer your ship of knowledge over the rocks and reefs of failure that usually beset the pathway of all who come suddenly into possession of power. For more than twenty-five years I have been observing the manner in which men behave themselves when in possession of power, and I have been forced to the conclusion that the man who attains it in any other than by the slow, step-by-step process, is constantly in danger of destroying himself and all whom he influences. 3 It must have become obvious to you, long before this, that this entire course leads to the attainment of power of proportions which may be made to perform the seemingly impossible. Happily, it becomes apparent that this power can only be attained by the observance of many fundamental principles, all of which converge in this lesson, which is based upon a law that both equals and transcends in importance every other law outlined in the preceding lessons. Likewise, it becomes apparent to the thoughtful student that this power can endure only by faithful observance of the law upon which this lesson is based, wherein lies the safety-valve that protects the careless student from the dangers of his own follies; and protects, also, those whom he might endanger if he tried to circumvent the injunction