Begin where you are. Begin now.
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
Do you think Christianity could have lasted for nearly two thousand years on its promises unless the Lord could deliver on them?
Everybody really knows what to do to have his life filled with joy. What is it? Quit hating people; start loving them. Quit being mad at people; start liking them. Quit doing wrong; quit being filled with fear. Quit thinking about yourself and go out and do something for other people. Everybody knows what you have to do to be happy. But the wisdom of the test lies in the final words: "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them."
It takes struggle, a goal and enthusiasm to make a champion.
Believe that all the resources you need are in your mind. That is a formula that really works.
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.
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.
It is indeed possible for those who have the will, courage and faith.
Nobody ever mastered any skill except through intensive persistent and intelligent practice.
Practice loving people. It is true that this requires effort and continued practice, for some are not very lovable, or so it seems - with emphasis on seems. Every person has lovable qualities when you really learn to know him.
Never allow sick attitudes to poison your thinking, nor let ill will make you ill. Avoid making your mind sore by that painful rehurting called resentment.
Any fact facing us, however difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not so important as our attitude toward that fact. How you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You may permit a fact to overwhelm you mentally before you deal with it actually. On the other hand, a confident and optimistic thought pattern can overcome or modify the fact altogether.
The as if principle works. Act as if you were not afraid and you will become courageous, as if you could and you'll find you can. Act as if you like a person and you'll find a friendship.
It's always too early to quit.
Thinking about forgiving is not enough. You must come to a moment when you say, "With God's help I now forgive."
The really happy people are those who have broken the chains of procrastination, those who find satisfaction in doing the job at hand. They're full of eagerness, zest, productivity. You can be, too.
When you get up in the morning, you have two choices - either to be happy or to be unhappy. Just choose to be happy
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties - he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.
Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.
You must never conclude, even though everything goes wrong, that you cannot succeed. Even at the worst there is a way out, a hidden secret that can turn failure into success and despair into happiness. No situation is so dark that there is not a ray of light
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
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.
When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.
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