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Norman Vincent Peale Quotes about Life

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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.

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

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

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

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

Live your life and forget your age.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Birthday, Inspiring
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Positive Principle Today”, p.237, Simon and Schuster

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.

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

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Positive, Beautiful

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Success, Believe

There is a basic law that like attracts like. Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results. Conversely, if a person habitually thinks optimistically and hopefully, his positive thinking sets in motion creative forces - and success instead of eluding him flows toward him.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Motivational, Positive

I firmly believe that when you die you will enter immediately into another life. They who have gone before us are alive in one form of life and we in another.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Death, Believe

Through persistence, self-knowledge, prayer, commitment, optimism, a resolute trust in God and the building of your own personal moral strength, you can enjoy the blessings of a deeper faith and face the difficulties of life with courage and confidence.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Strength, Being Strong

You can have peace of mind, improved health and an ever-increasing flow of energy. Life can be full of joy and satisfaction.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Peace, Joy

Artur Rubinstein, the famous pianist, was once asked the secret of his success-was it dedication, ability, discipline, hard work? Mr. Rubinstein smiled as he remarked, "It's hard to say, but one thing I do know: if you love life, life will love you back!" What a wonderful insight! That philosophy explains how a man in his eighties can continue to be so creative. For life is simply filled with exciting blessings for everybody. They're ours if we give enough of ourselves to life!

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Philosophy, Love You
Norman Vincent Peale (1977). “The joy of living: inspiring and practical writings ...”, Hallmark Cards

Nothing of great value in this life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Motivational, Lying

Life is a blend of laughter and tears, a combination of rain and sunshine.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Laughter, Kindness

The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Block, Successful
Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “The Power of Positive Living”, p.69, Open Road Media

Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.

Norman Vincent Peale
Life, Motivational, Happiness
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “Stay Alive All Your Life”, p.171, Simon and Schuster

Be humble, be big in mind and soul, be kindly; you will like yourself that way and so will other people

Norman Vincent Peale
Love, Life, Family
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2007). “The Tough-Minded Optimist”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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