Norman Vincent Peale

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born

May 31, 1898 in Bowersville, Ohio, The United States

died

December 24, 1993

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male

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Health, Mind & Body, Religion & Spirituality

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Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) was a minister and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking".

Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio. He graduated from Bellefontaine High School, Bellefontaine, Ohio. He has earned degrees at Ohio Wesleyan University (where he became a brother of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta) and Boston University School of Theology.

Raised as a Methodist and ordained as a Methodist minister in 1922, Peale changed his religious affiliation to the Reformed Church in America in 1932 and began a 52-year tenure as pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan. During that time the church's membership grew from 600 to over 5000, and he became one of New Yo...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 8,077 ratings · 376 reviews · 154 distinct works

	The Power Of Positive Thinking 4.02 avg rating — 7,187 ratings — 40 editions	My rating:
	You Can If You Think You Can 4.17 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1974 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Positive Imaging: The Powerful Way to Change Your Life 4.07 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Norman Vincent Peale: Three Complete Books: The Power of Positive Thinking; The Positive Principle Today; Enthusiasm Makes the Difference 4.26 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	The Power of Positive Living 3.92 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Enthusiasm Makes the Difference 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1967 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Amazing Results of Positive Thinking 4.17 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1959 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Power Of The Plus Factor 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	A Guide to Confident Living 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1978 — 8 editions	My rating:

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“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, The Power of Positive Thinking

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“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

tags: ability , confidence , self-esteem

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“Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only the best, be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.”
― Norman Vincent Peale

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