Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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Almighty God freely bestows the good things in this world in proportion to a person's mental readiness to receive.
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Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.
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Every night empty your mind of unhappy thoughts as you empty your pockets and come alive.
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Practice excited thinking until you become excited and exciting.
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A very real barrier to faith is this feeling of self-sufficiency, this unrealistic idea that one can accomplish everything by his or her own self. Some people have the conviction they must do it all alone. They have no faith in others. . . they are convinced that there is no one able to do the job as well as themselves. They refuse to admit that they may need the help of friends, doctor, minister, or even God.
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The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.
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Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.
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God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait awhile.
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Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
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We live in the midst of the greatest scientific civilization in the history of the world. But the greatest wisdom walking our streets is not in any laboratory scientist, but the wisdom of Jesus Christ.
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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.
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Practice loving people. It is true that this requires effort and continued practice, for some are not very lovable, or so it seems - with emphasis on seems. Every person has lovable qualities when you really learn to know him.
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You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing.
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When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
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A primary method for gaining a mind of full peace is to practice emptying the mind.
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Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you'll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.
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When we have peace in our hearts, we also have love in our hearts and good will toward all men.
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Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.
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Picturize, prayerize, actualize.
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Hope is wanting something so eagerly that-in spite of all the evidence that you're not going to get it-you go right on wanting it.
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Expect great things, and great things will come.
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Avoid arguments, but whenever a negative attitude is expressed, counter with a positive and optimistic opinion.
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Nothing during the year is so impressively convincing as the vision Christmas brings of what this world would be if love became the daily practice of human beings.
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You must feed your mind even as you feed your body, and to make your mind healthy, you must feed it nourishing, wholesome thoughts.