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A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions

A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions

Norman Vincent Peale
Positive Thinking, Looks, Negative
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.56, Open Road Media

Make sure you pay attention to what's right with your life, not just what's wrong.

Norman Vincent Peale
Gratitude, Positive Thinking, Attention

Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only the best, be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. 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.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Strong, Mistake

Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already.

Norman Vincent Peale
Powerful, Believe, Victory
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Amazing Results of Positive Thinking”, p.162, Simon and Schuster

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.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Life, Positive
Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Om Books International

Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.

Norman Vincent Peale
Weed, Dwelling, Optimism

Think positively about yourself.... ask God who made you to keep on remaking you.

Norman Vincent Peale
Wise, Self Esteem, Thinking
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “The True Joy of Positive Living: An Autobiography”, p.208, Open Road Media

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Life, Change
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2013). “You Can If You Think You Can”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

Good will cannot flow toward you unless it flows from you.

Norman Vincent Peale
Flow, Good Will
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1993). “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year”, Touchstone

Do not let circumstances defeat you. You can if you think you can.

Norman Vincent Peale
Thinking, Defeat, Circumstances

One of the most powerful concepts, one which is a sure cure for lack of confidence, is the thought that God is with you and helping you. This is one of the simplest teachings in religion, namely, that Almighty God will be your companion, will stand by you, help you, and see you through. No other idea is so powerful in developing self-confidence as this simple belief when practiced. To practice it simply affirm "God is with me; God is helping me; God is guiding me." Spend several minutes each day visualizing his presence. Then practice believing that affirmation.

Norman Vincent Peale
God, Powerful, Teaching

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Change
Norman Vincent Peale (1970). “Norman Vincent Peale's treasury of courage and confidence”

Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.

Norman Vincent Peale
People, Giving, Advice

The tests of life are not to break you but to make you.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Softball, Sports
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1993). “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year”, Touchstone

When obstacles or difficulties arise, the positive thinker takes them as creative opportunities.

Norman Vincent Peale
Opportunity, Creative, Obstacles
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.8, Open Road Media

I place this day, my life, my loved ones, my work in the Lord's hands. There is no harm in the Lord's hands, only good. Whatever happens, whatever results, if I am in the Lord's hands it is the Lord's will and it is good.

Norman Vincent Peale
Hands, Loved Ones, Lord
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.144, Simon and Schuster

How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Positive, Uplifting
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2008). “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration For Each Day of the Year”, Simon and Schuster

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
Norman Vincent Peale (1996). “Power of the Plus Factor”, Ballantine Books

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast." ~

Norman Vincent Peale
Happiness, Happy, Laughter

Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you'll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.

Norman Vincent Peale
Promise, Each Day, Way

God never made anyone else exactly like you, and he never will again. Thank him for yourself and then for all the rest of his glorious handiwork.

Norman Vincent Peale
Wisdom, Like You, Made
Norman Vincent Peale (2014). “Words I Have Lived”, p.19, Lulu Press, Inc

Faith is the one power against which fear cannot stand. Day by day, as you fill your mind with faith, there will ultimately be no more room left for fear. This is the one great fact that no one should forget. Master faith and you will automatically master fear.

Norman Vincent Peale
Spiritual, Mind, Rooms
Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Om Books International

A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it.

Norman Vincent Peale
Negative, Doe, Thinker
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Amazing Results of Positive Thinking”, p.1, Simon and Schuster

The best way to forget your own problems is to help someone else solve theirs. The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live. The best way to respond to wrong is to do what's right. The better we know ourselves the less we'll criticize others. The bigger your problems, the bigger your prayer should be.

Norman Vincent Peale
Prayer, Way, Helping

Every problem contains the seed of it's own solution.

Norman Vincent Peale
Business, Problem, Seeds
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Positive Principle Today”, p.10, Simon and Schuster

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