Quotes from Norman Vincent Peale

The power of the Plus Factor is potential but it is not self-activating. It is latent in human beings and will remain latent until it is activated.

Stop resisting your problems so furiously in your mind. Stop struggling to solve them. If you do that, a great sense of peace followed by a great sense of power will come to you.

People who are really efficient seem to do things easily, with a minimum of effort. In doing so they release maximum power.

Scatter good will and love and prayers all around, everywhere, and you will be astonished, not only by what it does for other people, but how it comes back to you in generous abundance.

The bigger your problems, the bigger your prayer should be.

God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait awhile.

Prayer is more than words. It's listening, seeing and feeling.

Do not always ask when you pray, but instead affirm that God's blessings are being given, and spend most of your prayers giving thanks.

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

Infantile people complain and say that God is cruel or that there is no God. Mature people, however, know that there is wisdom and sometimes an eternal kindness in God's refusals.

Trouble is here. It is for a purpose. Use it for the purpose for which it was intended - to help you grow. Thank God for your troubles.

If you've been full of error and defeat, be done with it. Say, "By God's grace, I'm done with it," and take charge of yourself like never before."

Confidently receive God's abundant blessings. Think abundance, prosperity, and the best of everything.

Not every day can be an easy one, nor every day fully happy; but even a day of tough going and difficulty can be a good day.

The most vital, creative, and positive thoughts are those stated in the Bible. Its words are alive and form powerful thought processes.

There are no circumstances in your life where God will not stand will not stand with you and help you, no matter what the trouble may be.

The only figure in history who endures is Jesus.

When we have peace in our hearts, we also have love in our hearts and good will toward all men.

Fear is strong, but faith is stronger yet.

Almighty God freely bestows the good things in this world in proportion to a person's mental readiness to receive.

I believe absolutely and certainly that, when you die, you will meet your loved ones and know them and be reunited with them, never to be seperated again.

Having asked God for forgiveness, accept release, then truly forgive yourself and turn your back definitely on the matter.

If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.

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