"You'll never know you can fly until you spread your wings and try..."
T h e
O p t i m i s t C r e e d
Originally
published in 1912 in the book Your Forces
and How to Use Them
by Christian D. Larson. | Promise
Yourself:
To Be So
Strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk
health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all
your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at
the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think
only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
To be just as
enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forger
the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements
of the future.
To wear a
cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you
meet.
To give so
much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too
large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear. and too happy to
permit the presence of trouble.
To think
well of yourself and proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in
great deeds.
To live in
the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the
best that is in you.
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