Norman Vincent Peale Quotes

"Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory."

"Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle."

"Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm"

"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."

"Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many elderly people into poverty and despair. Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism."

"Live your life and forget your age."

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

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

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

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

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy."

"It's always too early to quit."

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

"Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them."

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

"We tend to get what we expect."

"If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal."

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

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

"You would think that economy would be one of the easiest habits in the world to break but it isn't."