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Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.

Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.

Norman Vincent Peale
Wise, Perseverance, Strong
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Tough-Minded Optimist”, p.174, Simon and Schuster

If you worry, you are a worrier because your mind is saturated with worry thoughts. To counteract these, mark every passage in your Bible that speaks of faith, hope, and courage.

Norman Vincent Peale
Worry, Mind, Religion
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.19, Open Road Media

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
"Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year". Book by Norman Vincent Peale. Entry for April 13, 1993.

A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.

Norman Vincent Peale
Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Art
Norman Vincent Peale (1970). “Norman Vincent Peale's treasury of courage and confidence”

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Norman Vincent Peale
Worry, Bed, Tomorrow
Frank Bettger, Norman Vincent Peale (2012). “Inspiring Messages For Daily Living”, p.167, Random House

We tend to get what we expect.

Norman Vincent Peale
Clever, Positive Thinking, Expectations

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Positive, Children
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.17, Open Road Media

Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Hope, Victory
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2008). “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration For Each Day of the Year”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

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

Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Wisdom, Emotional
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Positive Principle Today”, p.153, Simon and Schuster

The secret of the law of abundance is this: In order to receive and appreciate the good things of life, you must first give.

Norman Vincent Peale
Order, Law, Appreciate

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

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Giving, Religion
Norman Vincent Peale (2012). “The Power Of Positive Thinking For Young People”, p.29, Random House

Remember, there is no situation so completely hopeless that something constructive cannot be done about it. When faced with a minus, ask yourself what you can do to make it a plus. A person practicing this attitude will extract undreamed-of outcomes from the most unpromising situations. Realize that there are no hopeless situations; there are only people who take hopeless attitudes.

Norman Vincent Peale
Motivational, Attitude, People
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.18, Open Road Media

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Integrity, Yoga

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Positive, Beautiful

Hold an image of the life you want, and that image will become fact.

Norman Vincent Peale
Want, Facts

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Positive, Happiness
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Tough-Minded Optimist”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

Think health, eat sparingly, exercise regularly, walk a lot, and think positively about yourself.

Norman Vincent Peale
Exercise, Thinking, About Yourself

Often we have no choice about doing things, but we can always choose how to do them.

Norman Vincent Peale
Encouragement, Choices
Norman Vincent Peale (2014). “Words I Have Lived”, p.7, Lulu Press, Inc

One of the basic laws of human existence is: find yourself, know yourself, be yourself.

Norman Vincent Peale
Being Yourself, Law, Finding Yourself

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

Norman Vincent Peale
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive Thinking

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

Norman Vincent Peale
Success, Dance, Positivity
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.51, Simon and Schuster

Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times every day.

Norman Vincent Peale
Mind, Happy Thoughts, Lists
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

Every person, if he is to have mental health and live successfully, must move away from past failures and mistakes and go forward without letting them be a weight upon him. The art of forgetting is absolutely necessary.

Norman Vincent Peale
Art, Mistake, Moving

The most vital, creative, and positive thoughts are those stated in the Bible. Its words are alive and form powerful thought processes.

Norman Vincent Peale
Powerful, Creative, Religion
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.35, Open Road Media

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