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.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEBecome 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.
More Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times every day.
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Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.
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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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Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.
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Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
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Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face.
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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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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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We tend to get what we expect.
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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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Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.
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How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.
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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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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
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If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
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