Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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America has become so tense and nervous it has been years since I have seen anyone sleep in church - and that is a sad situation.
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We reach the goal not by the stairs, but by the lift..... God pledges his promised righteousness to those who will stop trying to save themselves. Change your thoughts and you change your world.
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The how thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile ifs but goes right to work on the creative how.
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Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
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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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Miracles are of all sizes. And if you start believing in little miracles, you can work up to the bigger ones.
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When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.
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The positive thinker, on the contrary, constantly sends out positive thoughts, together with vital mental images of hope, optimism and creativity. He therefore activates the world around him positively and strongly tends to draw back to himself positive results. This, too, is a basic law of mind action.
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Don't bother. The glass is half-empty.
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Whatever your problem, no matter how difficult, you can release spiritual power sufficient to solve your problem. The secret is--pray and believe.
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The great secret of getting what you want from life is to know whay you want and believe you can have it. Always do something for others, then ask God to help you get at it.
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I truly believe that the individual who learns to practice thanksgiving activates within himself and around himself continuous victories and blessings from God.
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Never tell yourself ... I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too.
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Talk peaceful to be peaceful.
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Religious faith may very well be considered a science, for it responds invariably to certain formulae. Perform the technique of faith according to the laws which have been proved workable in human experience and you will always get a result of power.
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Great issues develop from small beginnings.
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Only the person who risks is truly free. A man's conquest of himself dwarfs the conquest of Mt. Everest.
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Remember: what you think you will become - good or bad, weak or strong, defeated or victorious.
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Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.
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Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on.
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You have to picturize, prayerize and actualize.
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Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
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Happiness consists not in having, but of being, not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself.
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Do you think Christianity could have lasted for nearly two thousand years on its promises unless the Lord could deliver on them?