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

- Norman Vincent Peale

Motivational, Humble, Faith

If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Enthusiasm, Give, Zest, Attract

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

- Norman Vincent Peale

Never, Held, Anyone, Pockets

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Magic, Enthusiasm, Mediocrity

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

- Norman Vincent Peale

Stress, Inner Peace, Easiest, Harmonious

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Attitude, Mind, Contented, Each Day

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

Strength, Think, Half, Stand Up

It's always too early to quit.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Motivational, Always, Too, Early

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Magic, Waves, Christmas, Behold

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.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Learn, Think, I Think, Errors

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

- Norman Vincent Peale

Rather, Most, Would, Ruined

The Gateway to Christianity is not through an intricate labyrinth of dogma, but by a simple belief in the person of Christ.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Through, Christ, Intricate, Labyrinth

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as 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.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Mind, Will, Formulate, Fade

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Like, Once, Carried, Promises

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Avoid, Complexities, Struggle

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Anybody, Tries, Determines, Acquainted

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

- Norman Vincent Peale

Happiness, Retreat, Itself, Battles

When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Attitude, Pray For, Tend, Modify

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

- Norman Vincent Peale

Thought, Which, Frequently, Reflex

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

Confidence, Will, Inaction, Builder

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

- Norman Vincent Peale

Will, Bigger, More, Energy

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Learning, Some, Practical, So Much Time

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Drop, Shoulders, Idea, Carrying

Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.

- Norman Vincent Peale

May, However, Appear, Insurmountable

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

Seeds, Problem, Solution, Problems

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Interesting, Talk, Too, Enthusiastic

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Other, Side, Getting, Liking

Imagination is the true magic carpet.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Magic, Imagination, True, Carpet

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

- Norman Vincent Peale

Will, Always, Stretched, Bow

When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Problem, Resources, Focused, Solve

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