Quotes from Norman Vincent Peale

Life is not all fun and easy going. Far from it; there are many rough times. But, sadly, we too often let the hard times dull our enthusiasm. And that is dangerous, if not fatal, to our lives.

The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you.

The first step is to fill your life with positive faith that will help you through anything. The second step is to start where you are.

Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.

Nothing of great value in this life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.

One of the few greatest satisfactions of this life is to handle problems efficiently and well.

You can have peace of mind, improved health and an ever-increasing flow of energy. Life can be full of joy and satisfaction.

One of the simplest things about all facts of life is that to get where you want to go, you must keep on keeping on.

Always remember, there is more strength in you than you ever realized or even imagined. Certainly nothing can keep you down if you are determined to get on top of things and stay there.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.

Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you.

Constantly reemphasize to yourself the great fact that God built potential strength into your nature. By affirming it and practicing it, this basic strength will toughen up as muscles do.

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.

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

Stress the thought of plenty. Thoughts of plenty help create plenty.

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

Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you'll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.

Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

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.

Check what you did right and don't get lost in basking on your glory. It will make it easier to repeat whatever you did that created the success.

The man who lives for himself is a failure; the man who lives for others has achieved true success.

There are some things you can't learn from others. You have to pass through the fire.

Don't tense up no matter what, for you only close off creative power when you do.