Norman Vincent Peale - The Power of Positive Thinking (1952)

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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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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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One of the greatest tragedies of the average person is the tendency to spend our whole lives perfecting our faults.

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The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

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The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

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Develop serenity and quiet attitudes through your conversation. Depending upon the words we use and the tone in which we use them, we can talk ourselves into being nervous, high-strung, and upset. By our speech, we can also achieve quiet reactions. Talk peaceful to be peaceful.

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Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

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Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for.

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

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

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One of the greatest of all efficiency methods is prayer power.

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Any fact facing us, however difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not so important as our attitude towards that fact. How you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You may permit a fact to overwhelm you mentally before you deal with it actually. On the other hand, a confident and optimistic thought pattern can overcome or modify the fact altogether.

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Do not always ask when you pray, but instead affirm that God's blessings are being given, and spend most of your prayers giving thanks.

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