Norman Vincent Peale Quotes/Wisdom

Norman Vincent Peale Quotes & Wisdom

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“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ”
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 “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”
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“The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.
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Norman Vincent Peale Quotes happiness

“A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.”
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“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
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What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.”
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“The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” 
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“Deep within the individual is a vast reservoir of untapped power awaiting to be used. no person can have the use of all this potential until he learns to know his or her own self. the trouble with many people is that they got through life thinking and writing themselves off as ordinary commonplace persons. having no proper belief in themselves they live aimless and erratic lives largely because they never realize what their lives really can be or what they can become”
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“Live your life and forget your age.”
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“Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.”
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“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”
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“Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.”
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“People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.”
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“The way to happiness: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.”
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“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.”
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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.”
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“Imagination is the true magic carpet.”
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“This is a dynamic and mysterious universe and human life is, no doubt, conditioned by imponderables of which we are only dimly aware. People sometimes say, "the strangest coincidence happened." Coincidences may seem strange, but they are never a result of caprice. They are orderly laws in the spiritual life of man. They affect and influence our lives profoundly. These so-called imponderables are so important that you should become spiritually sensitized to them. Indeed, the more spiritually minded you become the more acute your contact will be with these behind-the-scenes forces. By being alive to them through insight, instruction, and illumination, you can make your way past errors and mistakes on which, were you less spiritually sensitive, you might often stumble.”
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“Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.”
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“The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead.”
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“Don't duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done - it's downhill from then on.”
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“Every person, if he is to have mental health and live successfully, must move away from past failures and mistakes and go forward without letting them be a weight upon him. The art of forgetting is absolutely necessary.”
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“When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.”
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“The purpose of writing inspirational notes is simply to build others up because there are too many people in the demolition business.”
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“Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.”
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“You must conceive it in your heart and mind before you can receive it. If you believe then all things are possible.”
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“You become a worrier by practicing worry. You become free of worry by practicing the opposite…”
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“Our problem is to become acquainted with our own selves, letting our personalities loose upon the world for the sheer adventure of their full development and in the positive hope that they may in their own way lift the level of humanity.”
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“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”
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“People who belittle people, will be LITTLE people, and will accomplish very Little.”
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“Don't bother. The glass is half-empty.
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 “Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.”
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“How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself – so always think positively. Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.”
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“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
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“Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only the best, be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
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Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.”
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“When you get up in the morning, you have two choices - either to be happy or to be unhappy. Just choose to be happy.”
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“It's always to soon to quit!”
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“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”
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“Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.”
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“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.”
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“Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.”
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“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You'll find they haven't half the strength you think they have.”
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“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism”
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“I place this day, my life, my loved ones, my work in the Lord's hands. There is no harm in the Lord's hands, only good. Whatever happens, whatever results, if I am in the Lord's hands it is the Lord's will and it is good.”
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“I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.”
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“If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.”
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“Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.”
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“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.”
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“If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. If you want to be courageous, act as if you were - and as you act and persevere in acting, so you tend to become.”
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“Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you.”
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“Let nothing trouble you let nothing worry you everything passes away expect God God alone is sufficient.”
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“Enthusiasm spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.”
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“Stand up to an obstacle. Just stand up to it, that's all, and don't give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break, and it won't be you, it will be the obstacle.”
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“Americans used to roar like lions for liberty; now we bleat like sheep for security.”
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“Remember that "Help us grow this grass" is a far more effective sign than "Keep off the grass".
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“When you wholeheartedly adopt a 'with all your heart' attitude and go all out with the positive principle,
you can do incredible things.”
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“Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast."
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“Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented, and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful. Such attitudes are active and definite factors in creating satisfactory conditions. Watch your manner of speech then if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind.”
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“Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.”
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“Let us move into the New Year with a great sense of the thrill of living.” 
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