Stand up to an obstacle. Just stand up to it, that’s all, and don’t give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break, and it won’t be you, it will be the obstacle.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEPut your trust in God and just go calmly on your way.
More Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you’ve got.
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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.
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God never made anyone else exactly like you, and he never will again. Thank him for yourself and then for all the rest of his glorious handiwork.
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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.
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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
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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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Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.
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Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them.
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Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.
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You can be greater than anything that can happen to you.
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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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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.
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People fail to understand that unless they are themselves willing to give, they will never receive.
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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 greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing.
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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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To cure worry, spend fifteen minutes daily filling your mind full of God. Worry is just a very bad mental habit. You can change any habit with God’s help.
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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.
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Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
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I believe in the power of Jesus Christ to resolve any difficulty, to remove any weakness, to heal any disease.
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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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Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.
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Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.
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Have absolutely no sense of guilt about being happy and successful if you operate honestly and with a sense of social responsibility.
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If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll never get anything done.
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Every person, if he is to have mental health and live successfully, must move away from past failures and mistakes and go forward without letting them be a weight upon him. The art of forgetting is absolutely necessary.
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