Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.

Stress the thought of plenty. Thoughts of plenty help create plenty.

Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem.

To change your circumstances, first start thinking differently. Do not passively accept unsatisfactory circumstances, but form a picture in your mind of circumstances as they should be. Believe and succeed.

The word resentment means to re-feel...to feel again. Someone wrongs or wounds you; in resenting it, you re-feel the injury. And you re-hurt yourself. The Hebrew Talmud says that a person who bears a grudge is "Like one who, having cut one hand while handling a knife, avenges himself by stabbing the other hand."