Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEIf 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.
More Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.
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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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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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Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face.
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When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, big things happen.
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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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Help other people to cope with their problems, and your own will be easier to cope with.
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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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Thoughts and words form your mental image. And since we become what we picture be sure your thoughts and words express prosperity and blessing rather than poverty and defeat.
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Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.
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Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.
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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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Medication is of course important but do not conclude that a pill dissolving in your stomach is necessarily more powerful than a healing thought in your mind.
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Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.
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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.
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