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Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.

Norman Vincent Peale

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Norman Vincent Peale
Age: 95 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 31
Died: 1993
Died: December 24
Author
Psychologist
Writer
Habit
Depends
Happiness
Mind
Cultivate

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