Quotes from Norman Vincent Peale


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It's always too early to quit.


If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.


Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.


The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.


You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.


Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.


Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.


When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.


The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.


We tend to get what we expect.


Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.


If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.


Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.


If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.


The Gateway to Christianity is not through an intricate labyrinth of dogma, but by a simple belief in the person of Christ.


Change yourself and your work will seem different.


One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.


Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.


We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.


Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.