Norman Vincent Peale Quotes

"Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible."

"Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow"

"We've all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I think it's more important to learn from successes. If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors."

"Once we roared like lions for liberty; now we bleat like sheep for security! The solution for America's problem is not in terms of big government, but it is in big men over whom nobody stands in control but God."

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

"When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy."

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

"Imagination is the true magic carpet."

"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination."

"Help us to be thankful for this day and every day and treat each one as a preciousgem to be filled to the full with meaning and with love."

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

"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."

"We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities."

"Four things for success: Work and pray, think and believe."

"Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex."

"If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done."

"First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ''I believe,'' three times."

"You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched."

"Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover... refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives."

"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."