Quotes from Norman Vincent Peale

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.

Let nothing trouble you let nothing worry you everything passes away expect God God alone is sufficient

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.

Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.

The way to happiness: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.

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

Remember that "Help us grow this grass" is a far more effective sign than "Keep off the grass".

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." ~