Norman Vincent Peale Quotes

Never let any mistake cause you to stop believing in yourself. Learn from it and go on.

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.

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

Live your life and forget your age.

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

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.

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.

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

We tend to get what we expect.

One
person can make a difference. You don’t have to be a big shot. You
don’t have to have a lot of influence. You just have to have faith in
your power to change things.

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

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

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.

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

Thoughts and words form your mental image. And since we become what we picture be sure your thoughts and words express prosperity and blessing rather than poverty and defeat.

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

A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions