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"29 Norman Vincent Peale Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 31 May 1898. Died: 24 December 1993 | Clergyman | Author |

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them you’ll find they haven’t half the strength you think they have.

Stand Strength Obstacle Half
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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Trouble Ruined Praise Criticism
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It's always too early to quit.

Always Early Quit
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Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Empty Pockets Back Heart
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You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.

Soon Break Bow Stretched
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The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.
Life Peace Harmonious Stress
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Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Tomorrow Bed Take You
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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.

Fact Important Attitude Determines
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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.

Believe Faith Abilities Humble
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Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

Battle Happiness Life Retreat
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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.

Action Restorer Builder Confidence
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If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.

Bright Picture Happy Expectations
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If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.
Put off Sure Done Never
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It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

Spend Practical Learn Value
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Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

Interesting Be Enthusiastic Talk
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We've all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I think it's more important to learn from successes. If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors.

Mistakes Learn Important Success
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Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.

Understanding Overcome Situation Mysterious
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There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

Magic Enthusiasm Spell Mediocrity
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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.

Shoulder Drop Atlas World
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Imagination is the true magic carpet.
Imagination True Magic Carpet
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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.

Stamp Indelibly Mind Mental
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Change yourself and your work will seem different.

Change Work Seem
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Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.

Believe Success Work Pray
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Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
Promise Crying Babies Carried
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When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.

Pray You Modify Personal
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When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.

Physical Mental Resources Focused
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Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

Problem Seed Solution Seed
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Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

Obstacle Stand Up Strength
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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Watch Speech Develop Peaceful
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Norman Vincent Peale Quotes & Sayings