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There are some things you can't learn from others. You have to pass through the fire.

Norman Vincent Peale

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Norman Vincent Peale
Age: 95 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 31
Died: 1993
Died: December 24
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Psychologist
Writer
Fire
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Others
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Thinking about forgiving is not enough. You must come to a moment when you say, With God's help I now forgive.
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Cultivate will power, that massive creative force that God the creator built into you. Do not let it remain flabby but strengthen it by use and exercise.
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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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Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got
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Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it They will go for you and with you
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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.
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