Optimist Creed

 
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.


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To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.


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To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.


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To look at the sunny side of everything and make your 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 you are about your 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 countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.


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To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you 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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by Christian D. Larson in 1912,

adopted by Optimist International in 1922