Laughter is the best medicine for a long and happy life. He who laughs lasts! Wilferd Peterson More Quotes by Wilferd Peterson More Quotes From Wilferd Peterson Friendship, awareness, happiness, all of the arts of the good life, are brilliant beads strung on the golden cord of love. Wilferd Peterson golden good-life art Happiness does not depend upon a full pocketbook, but upon a mind full of rich thoughts and a heart full of rich emotions. Wilferd Peterson mind heart happiness It is great to love life. Accept life as a precious gift from the hand of God and strive to make the most of it. Wilferd Peterson love-life appreciation hands Work miracles by setting a good example. Others will catch your spirit! The power of a good example is the greatest miracle-working power of all. Wilferd Peterson religious christian god Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience, and enthusiasm. Wilferd Peterson honesty courage attitude Response is what we have trained ourselves to be; it is a reflection of our manhood, character, ideals. We cannot always control our surface reactions, but we can sit at the helm of our lives and control our responses to the blows of life. Wilferd Peterson reflection blow character Imagination helps you to recognize the reality of facts, but then to go beyond them, to penetrate beneath them, to rise above them in your search for creative answers to problems. Imagination "stirs up the gift of God in thee." Through your imagination you touch and express the inspiration of the Infinite. Imagination, in the words of Shakespeare, "gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name." You reach into the heavens to grasp an idea, then you bring it down to earth and make it work. Wilferd Peterson inspiration reality art Imagination inspires you to look at everything with fresh eyes, as though you had just come forth from a dark tunnel into the light of day. Imagination becomes for you a magic lamp with which to search the darkness of the unknown, that you may discover new goals or chart more productive paths to old goals. Wilferd Peterson eye dark art Imagination guides you in your contacts with individuals and crowds, so you can discover new concepts and approaches. Wilferd Peterson crowds imagination art Imagination stimulates your thinking power by giving your mind abundant data with which to work. It opens the gate to dreams and fantasies so that you may become receptive, as a little child, in exploring the Kingdom of Ideas. Wilferd Peterson dream children art Imagination is a flame that ignites the creative spirit. Imagination lights up your mind by stoking mental fires. It can be stimulated from the outside through the senses, or from the inside through the driving power of curiosity and discontent. Wilferd Peterson light fire art The most wonderful inspirational chemistry we can use on another is the gift of our love and acceptance. Devoted and unquestioned love has a magic creative power. Wilferd Peterson uplifting healing love Believe! Project a mental picture of your goal in life. Believing is a creative force that brings the visible out of the invisible. You must believe to achieve. Wilferd Peterson confidence goal believe Tolerance is understanding. It is open to new light. Those who are tolerant are always eager to explore viewpoints other than their own. Wilferd Peterson tolerance understanding light The best leaders are very often the best listeners. They have an open mind. They are not interested in having their own way but in finding the best way. Wilferd Peterson leadership mind way Love is the spiritual magnetism that draws men together, for the working of miracles. Wilferd Peterson spiritual love men The art of humility begins with a recognition of our dependence on others and an appreciation of God's gift of life. Wilferd Peterson religious christian god I believe that to pray without ceasing means to think good thoughts without ceasing. Wilferd Peterson religious christian god In my opinion we can never think of God in big enough terms. He is bigger than our biggest thoughts of Him. Our imaginations cannot stretch wide enough to take in all of God. Wilferd Peterson religious christian god Background for Humans Wilferd Peterson backgrounds nature humans