Norman Vincent Peale was an American minister and author known for his work in popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking. Profoundly inspirational Norman Vincent Peale quotes will encourage growth in life, make you wiser and broaden your perspective.
Famous Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong. Norman Vincent Peale
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities, always see them, for they’re always there. Norman Vincent Peale
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them you’ll find they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
Don’t duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done it’s downhill from then on. Norman Vincent Peale
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars
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
Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.
I’ve got great faith in the essential fairness and decency you may say goodness of the human being. Norman Vincent Peale
I place this day, my life, my loved ones, my work in the Lord’s hands. There is no harm in the Lord’s hands, only good. Whatever happens, whatever results, if I am in the Lord’s hands it is the Lord’s will and it is good. Norman Vincent Peale
In every difficult situation there is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it. Norman Vincent Peale
Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you’ll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.
Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory. Norman Vincent Peale
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.
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. Norman Vincent Peale
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking everyday. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence. Norman Vincent Peale
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.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. Norman Vincent Peale
The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.
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 from errors. Norman Vincent Peale
You can have peace of mind, improved health and an ever increasing flow of energy. Life can be full of joy and satisfaction.
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 actions or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all. Norman Vincent Peale
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
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
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
Don’t take tomorrow to bed with you. Norman Vincent Peale
The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.
Faith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down. Norman Vincent Peale
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind. Norman Vincent Peale
Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.
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
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities always see them, for they’re always there. Norman Vincent Peale
Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already.
Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit. Norman Vincent Peale
Imagination is the true magic carpet.
The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources. Norman Vincent Peale
Be humble, be big in mind and soul, be kindly; you will like yourself that way and so will other people.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be. Norman Vincent Peale
If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.
What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true. Norman Vincent Peale
If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
Always remember that problems contain values that have improvement potential. Norman Vincent Peale
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.
By success, of course, I do not mean that you may become rich, famous, or powerful for that does not, of necessity, represent achievement. Indeed, not infrequently, such individuals represent pathetic failure as persons. Norman Vincent Peale
There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
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
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
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
Don’t duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done it’s downhill from then on.
It must also be taken into consideration that people are people regardless of who they are or what their backgrounds may be. There are certain deep universal appeals to human interest and to these human nature always responds. Norman Vincent Peale
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
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
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex. Norman Vincent Peale
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have. Norman Vincent Peale
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
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
Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me, it’s no use, I can’t go on.
When every physical and mental resources is focused, one’s power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously. Norman Vincent Peale
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities always see them, for they’re always there.
Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. Norman Vincent Peale
The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.
Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale
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 . Norman Vincent Peale
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. Norman Vincent Peale
The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised. Norman Vincent Peale
If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll never get anything done. Norman Vincent Peale
Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already. Norman Vincent Peale
It’s always too soon to quit! Norman Vincent Peale
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself. Norman Vincent Peale
One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what’s right about it and build on that. Norman Vincent Peale
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities always see them, for they’re always there. Norman Vincent Peale
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
You have a choice every day You can choose every morning whether you will be depressed and miserable, or whether you will be happy. Norman Vincent Peale
The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results. Norman Vincent Peale
Scatter goodwill 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. Norman Vincent Peale
We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities. Norman Vincent Peale
Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result but the cause, of fear. Norman Vincent Peale
When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him. Norman Vincent Peale
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. Norman Vincent Peale
Be interesting, be enthusiastic and don’t talk too much. Norman Vincent Peale
Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you’ll be surprised how often things will turn out that way. Norman Vincent Peale
Change yourself and your work will seem different. Norman Vincent Peale
Faith is the one power against which fear cannot stand. Day by day, as you fill your mind with faith, there will ultimately be no more room left for fear. This is the one great fact that no one should forget. Master faith and you will automatically master fear. Norman Vincent Peale
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do. Norman Vincent Peale
The secret of the law of abundance is this: In order to receive and appreciate the good things of life, you must first give. Norman Vincent Peale
Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. Norman Vincent Peale
If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. If you want to be courageous, act as if you were and as you act and persevere in acting, so you tend to become. Norman Vincent Peale
Imagination is the true magic carpet. Norman Vincent Peale
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business. Norman Vincent Peale
Live your life and forget your age. Norman Vincent Peale
Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong. Norman Vincent Peale
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
All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do. Norman Vincent Peale
The how thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile ifs but goes right to work on the creative how. Norman Vincent Peale
God never made anyone else exactly like you, and he never will again. Thank him for yourself and then for all the rest of his glorious handiwork. Norman Vincent Peale
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Norman Vincent Peale
We reach the goal not by the stairs, but by the lift God pledges his promised righteousness to those who will stop trying to save themselves. Norman Vincent Peale
We tend to get what we expect. Norman Vincent Peale
Faith supplies staying power. Anyone can keep going when the going is good, but some extra ingredient is needed to keep you fighting when it seems that everything is against you. Norman Vincent Peale
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. Norman Vincent Peale
The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results. Norman Vincent Peale
