Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEJoy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.
More Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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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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When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, big things happen.
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Never let any mistake cause you to stop believing in yourself. Learn from it and go on.
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Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
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Expect great things, and great things will come.
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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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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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Trouble is here. It is for a purpose. Use it for the purpose for which it was intended – to help you grow. Thank God for your troubles.
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Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.
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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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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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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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What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.
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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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One of the basic laws of human existence is: find yourself, know yourself, be yourself.
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Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.
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Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.
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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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Put your trust in God and just go calmly on your way.
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Frequently remind yourself that God is with you, that He will never fail you, that you can count upon him. Say these words, “God is with me, helping me.”
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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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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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Often we have no choice about doing things, but we can always choose how to do them.
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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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We tend to get what we expect.
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Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you’ll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.
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