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God In His Answers To Prayer Often Says "yes." Sometimes He Says "wait." Often He Says "no." In Any Case, His Will Is Done, And True Faith Is To Believe That What Happened Has Happened For The Best. If One Does Not Take That Attitude, He Is Setting His Personal Desire Against The Wisdom Of God. Oftentimes We Confuse With Faith Merely That Which We Desire.

-Norman Vincent Peale

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God In His Answers

Norman Vincent Peale

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God In His Answers To Prayer Often Says "yes." Sometimes He Says "wait." Often He Says "no." In Any Case, His Will Is Done, And True Faith Is To Believe That What Happened Has Happened For The Best. If One Does Not Take That Attitude, He Is Setting His Personal Desire Against The Wisdom Of God. Oftentimes We Confuse With Faith Merely That Which We Desire.

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Cut The "im" Out Of Impossible, Leading That Dynamic Word Standing Out Free And Clear-possible.

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Positive Thinking

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It Is A Fact That You Project What You Are.

Have Absolutely No Sense Of Guilt About Being Happy And Successful If You Operate Honestly And With A Sense Of Social Responsibility.

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Do Not Let Circumstances Defeat You. You Can If You Think You Can.

Joy Increases As You Give It, And Diminishes As You Try To Keep It For Yourself.

To Be Successful Is To Be Helpful, Caring And Constructive, To Make Everything And Everyone You Touch A Little Bit Better.

There Is Nothing In Life So Difficult That It Cannot Be Overcome. This Faith Can Move Mountains. It Can Change People. It Can Change The World. You Can Survive All The Great Storms In Your Life

By Acting As You Wish Yourself To Be, In Due Course You Will Become As You Act.

America Has Become So Tense And Nervous It Has Been Years Since I Have Seen Anyone Sleep In Church - And That Is A Sad Situation.

When You Discover The Wonder Of Giving, You Will Wonder How You Could Have Lived So Long In Any Other Way.

And What Marvelous Things There Are For Which To Be Grateful In God's Great Creation!

When You Pray For Anyone You Tend To Modify Your Personal Attitude Toward Him.

Do Not Be Awe Struck By Other People And Try To Copy Them. Nobody Can Be You As Efficiently As You Can.

The Individual Who Knows The Score About Life Sees Difficulties As Opportunities

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Expecting The Best Means That You Put Your Whole Heart (i.e. The Central Essence Of Your Personality) Into What You Want To Accomplish. People Are Defeated In Life Not Because Of Lack Of Ability, But For Lack Of Wholeheartedness. They Do Not Wholeheartedly Expect To Succeed. Their Heart Isn't In It, Which Is To Say, They Themselves Are Not Fully Given.

Artur Rubinstein, The Famous Pianist, Was Once Asked The Secret Of His Success-was It Dedication, Ability, Discipline, Hard Work? Mr. Rubinstein Smiled As He Remarked, "it's Hard To Say, But One Thing I Do Know: If You Love Life, Life Will Love You Back!" What A Wonderful Insight! That Philosophy Explains How A Man In His Eighties Can Continue To Be So Creative. For Life Is Simply Filled With Exciting Blessings For Everybody. They're Ours If We Give Enough Of Ourselves To Life!

The Great Secret Of Getting What You Want From Life Is To Know Whay You Want And Believe You Can Have It. Always Do Something For Others, Then Ask God To Help You Get At It.

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Help Other People To Cope With Their Problems, And Your Own Will Be Easier To Cope With.

The Bible Tells Us That The Sins Of The Fathers Are Passed To Succeeding Generations. The Virtues Of The Fathers Can Be Passed Along, Too.

One Of The Greatest Of All Principles Is That Men Can Do What They Think They Can Do.

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