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A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions

Norman Vincent Peale

Not every day can be an easy one, nor every day fully happy; but even a day of tough going and difficulty can be a good day.
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Day Difficult Easy Goodness Happiness
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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Business Determination Emotion Reaction Yourself
Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Difficulties must be studied and dealt with, but they must not be magnfied by fear.
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Build Deal Difficult Imagination Obstacle Yourself
Never let any mistake cause you to stop believing in yourself. Learn from it and go on.
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Believe Learning Mistake Stop
What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.
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Believe Difference Faith Hope Inspirational True
Fear can infect us early in life until eventually it cuts a deep groove of apprehension in all our thinking. To counteract it, let faith, hope and courage enter your thinking. Fear is strong, but faith is stronger yet.
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Cut Early Faith Fear Life Strong Thinking
I expect the best and with God’s help will attain the best.
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Best Expectation God Myself
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
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Empty Head Heart Hold On
Often we have no choice about doing things, but we can always choose how to do them.
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Choice Ourselves Way
Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.
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Diminish Give Up Joy Try Yourself
Faith supplies staying power. Anyone can keep going when the going is good, but some extra ingredient is needed to keep you fighting when it seems that everything is against you.
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Faith Fight Need Power Stay Yourself
A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions
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Condition Habit Negative Positive Recognition Thinking Worst
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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Act Courage Perseverance Quality Yourself
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
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Change Thinking World Yourself
Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem.
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Determination Enthusiasm Feeling Positive Problem Thinking Togetherness Yourself
A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.
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Art Basic Practice Thankful Yourself

A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions

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