Be too big for worry and too noble for anger. Christian D. Larson More Quotes by Christian D. Larson More Quotes From Christian D. Larson Whenever you appreciate a certain thing you become conscious of its real quality, and whenever you become conscious of the quality of anything, you begin to develop that quality in yourself. When we appreciate the worth of a person, we tend to impress the idea of that worth in our own minds, and thereby cause the same effect to be produced, in a measure, in ourselves. Christian D. Larson appreciaterealideas When you think that you are beautiful, you are liable to think that you are more beautiful than others, and such a thought is not a beautiful thought. To recognize or criticize ugliness and inferiority in others is to create the inferior and the ugly in yourself, and what you create in yourself will sooner or later be expressed through your mind and personality. Christian D. Larson personalitybeautifulthinking The pessimist waits for better times, and expects to keep on waiting; the optimist goes to work with the best that is at hand now, and proceeds to create better times. Christian D. Larson pessimistwaitinghands True achievement in any sphere of action depends upon real ability, and a strong, deep, whole-souled love. Christian D. Larson achievementstrongreal It is better to have faith in everybody and be deceived occasionally than to mistrust everybody and be deceived almost constantly. Christian D. Larson mistrustdeceivedhave-faith When we realize that the strength of the Infinite is our strength and that the strength of the Infinite is limitless, we must come to the conclusion that we are capable of doing anything that the living of a great life may demand. Christian D. Larson demandrealizingmay What we love in others we not only awaken in others, but we develop those very things more or less in ourselves. Christian D. Larson To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds. To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you. Christian D. Larson your-sideoptimisticthinking The more you think of harmony, of health, of success, of happiness, of things that are desirable, of things that are beautiful, of things that have true worth, the more the mind will tend to build all those things in yourself, provided, of course, that all such thinking is subjective. Christian D. Larson mindbeautifulthinking That person who declares that there is always something wrong is always doing something to make things wrong. Christian D. Larson persons The true purpose of the strong is to promote greater strength in the weak, and not to keep the weak in that state where they are at the mercy of the strong. Christian D. Larson strongmercypurpose Our success will not come from the acts of our forefathers, but can come alone from what we are doing now. Those who have inherited rich blood can use that richness in building greatness in themselves, but those who have not the privilege of such inheritance need not be discouraged. They can create their own rich blood and make it as rich as they like. Christian D. Larson greatnessbloodneeds The master mind is the mind that thinks what it wants to think, regardless of what circumstances, environment or associations may suggest. Christian D. Larson mindmaythinking The average mind requires a change of environment before he can change his thought. He has to go somewhere or bring into his presence something that will suggest a new line of thinking and feeling. The master mind, however, can change his thought whenever he so desires. A change of scene is not necessary, because such a mind is not controlled from without. A change of scene will not produce a change of thought in the master mind unless he so elects. Christian D. Larson feelingsaveragethinking The secret of the master mind is found wholly in the use of imagination. Christian D. Larson imaginationsecretmind When your thinking is brilliant, you will be brilliant, but if your thinking is not brilliant you will not be brilliant, no matter how brilliant you may think you are. Christian D. Larson mattermaythinking The real feeling of youth comes when we actually think in the consciousness of youth and give the realization of the now to every thought. Christian D. Larson realgivingthinking The habit of giving up when the present task is half finished and try something else is one of the chief causes of failure. Christian D. Larson giving-uptaskstrying Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Christian D. Larson optimismoptimistichealth When you see evil do not form ideas that are in the likeness of that evil; do not think of the evil as bad, but try to understand the forces that are back of that evil—forces that are good in themselves, though misdirected in their present state. By trying to understand the nature of the power that is back of evil or adversity, you will not form bad ideas, and therefore will feel no bad effects from experiences that may seem undesirable. At the same time, you will think your own thought about the experiences, thereby developing the power of the master mind. Christian D. Larson adversityideasthinking
