“Think of the ideal as if it was real and you will find it to be real.” ― Christian D. Larson
“We should never look for weakness, but when we find it we should proceed at once to change it into strength.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side as long as you are true to the best that is in you.” ― Christian D. Larson
“If you want present conditions to become stepping stones to better things, you must get on the better side of present conditions.” ― Christian D. Larson
“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
“To give so much time to the improvement of yourself That you have no time to criticise others, To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, And too happy to permit the presence of trouble.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Our success will not come from the acts of our forefathers, but can come alone from what we are doing now.” ― Christian D. Larson
“The habit of giving up when the present task is half finished and trying something else is one of the chief causes of failure.” ― Christian D. Larson
“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
“Depend only upon yourself, but work in harmony with all things.” ― Christian D. Larson
“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
“Never try to compel others to change; leave them free to change naturally and orderly because they want to; and they will want to when they find that your change was worthwhile. To inspire in others a desire to chance for the better is truly noble; but this you can do only by leaving them alone, and becoming more noble yourself.” ― Christian D. Larson
“When anyone is going wrong, it is a mistake to warn him not to go further. It is also a mistake to leave him alone. The proper course is to call his attention to something better, and frame our conversation in such a way that he becomes wholly absorbed in the better. He will then forget his old mistakes, his old faults and his old desires, and will give all his life and power to the building of that better which has engaged his new interest.” ― Christian D. Larson
“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
“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
“Forgive the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements of the future.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Know what you want and continue to want it. You will get it if you combine desire with faith. The power of desire when combined with faith becomes invincible.” ― 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
“Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.” ― Christian D. Larson
“The secret of the master mind is found wholly in the use of imagination.” ― Christian D. Larson
“One of the principal reasons why so many fail to get what they want is because they do not definitely know what they want, or because they change their wants almost every day.” ― Christian D. Larson
“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
“The secret of the master-mind is found wholly in the use of imagination.” ― Christian D. Larson
“The average person is full of artificial desires that have been suggested by what other people possess or require.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Think only of the best, work only for the best.” ― Christian D. Larson
“To inspire in others a desire to change for the better is truly noble; but you can do only by leaving them alone, and becoming more noble yourself.” ― Christian D. Larson
“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
“We are always imagining something, It is practically impossible to be awake without imagining something. Then why not imagine something at all times that will inspire the powers within us to do greater and greater things?” Christian D. Larson
“The more grateful you are for everything good that comes into your life, the more closely you place your mind in contact with that power in life that can produce greater good.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Our destiny is not mapped out for us by some exterior power; we map it out for ourselves. What we think and do in the present determines what shall happen to us in the future.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Life becomes the way it is lived; and man may live the way he wants to live when he learns to think what he wants to think.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.” ― Christian D. Larson
“Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.” ― Christian D. Larson
“In everything, depend upon yourself, but work in harmony with all things. Do not depend even upon the Infinite, but learn to work and live in harmony with the Infinite. The highest teachings of the Christ reveal most clearly the principle that no soul was created to be a mere helpless instrument in the hands of Supreme Power, but that every soul should act and live in perfect oneness with that Power. And the promise is that we all are not only to do the things that Christ did, but even greater things.” ― Christian D. Larson
