The Optimist Creed
I promise myself…
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To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
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To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
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To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
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To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
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To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
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To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
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To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
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To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
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To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
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To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
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To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.
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To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
Author – Christian D. Larson (written in 1912)
