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By success, of course, I do not mean that you may become rich, famous, or powerful for that does not, of necessity, represent achievement. Indeed, not infrequently, such individuals represent pathetic failure as persons.
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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Stop resisting your problems so furiously in your mind. Stop struggling to solve them. If you do that, a great sense of peace followed by a great sense of power will come to you.
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Never forget that all the enthusiasm you need is in your mind. Let it out - let it live - let it motivate you.
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People fail to understand that unless they are themselves willing to give, they will never receive.
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When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self - giving is a personal power - releasing factor.
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In adversity keep motivated, for often the best comes from difficulty.
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Who decides whether you shall be happy or unhappy? You do!
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Religion does not blithely promise some sort of no-trouble, no-problem, no-poverty world but rather a spirit, a power, an enthusiasm that endows everyone with the ability to overcome any and all of it.
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If you've been full of error and defeat, be done with it. Say, By God's grace, I'm done with it, and take charge of yourself like never before.
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Do not let circumstances defeat you. You can if you think you can.
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Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.
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The mind quickly responds to teaching and discipline. You can make the mind give you back anything you want.
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When you expect the best you release a magnetic force in your mind which by a law of attraction tends to bring the best to you.
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A true apology is more than just aknowledgment of a mistake. It is recognition that something you have said or done has damaged a relationship and that you care enough about the relationship to want it repaired and restored.
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One of the basic laws of human existence is: find yourself, know yourself, be yourself.
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Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.
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Don't duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done - it's downhill from then on.
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Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
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Affirm it, visualize it, believe it and it will actualize itself.
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You became a worrier by practicing worry. You can become free of worry by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith.
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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
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