Norman Vincent Peale

Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Pealewas an American minister and authorand a progenitor of "positive thinking". His ideas were not accepted by mental health experts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth31 May 1898
CityBowersville, OH
CountryUnited States of America
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Stop resisting your problems so furiously in your mind. Stop struggling to solve them. If you do that, a great sense of peace followed by a great sense of power will come to you.
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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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Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.
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We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.
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It takes struggle, a goal and enthusiasm to make a champion.
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First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ''I believe,'' three times.
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principle. Act as if, and that which you practice will tend to be.
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Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk to much.
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Don't duck the most difficult problems. That just insures that the hardest part will be left when you're most tired. Get the big one done - it's downhill from then on.
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Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind,deliberately voice a positive one to cancel it out.
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Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover... refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.
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You would think that economy would be one of the easiest habits in the world to break but it isn't.
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Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you.
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A person with a hundred interests is twice as alive as one with only fifty and four times as alive as the man who has only twenty-five