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The Science of Being Great: Personal Self-Help Book of Wallace D. Wattles (Unabridged): From one of The New Thought pioneers, author of The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Well, How to Get What You Want, Hellfire Harrison, How to Promote Yourself and A New Christ

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The Science of Being Great: Personal Self-Help Book of Wallace D. Wattles (Unabridged): From one of The New Thought pioneers, author of The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Well, How to Get What You Want, Hellfire Harrison, How to Promote Yourself and A New Christ Quotes

“Hurry and fear will instantly cut your connect with the universal mind.”

“Nothing can be wrong but your own personal attitude.”

“You can never become a great man or woman until you have overcome anxiety, worry, and fear. It is impossible for an anxious person, a worried one, or a fearful one to perceive truth; all things are distorted and thrown out of their proper relations by such mental states, and those who are in them cannot read the thoughts of God.”

“There is not the least cause for worry about financial affairs; every person who wills to do so may rise above want, have all he needs, and become rich.”

“Nothing can go wrong in this world but yourself ; and you can go wrong only by getting into the wrong mental attitude.”

“So surely as you find yourself in the mental attitude of haste, just so surely may you know that you are out of the mental attitude of greatness. Hurry and fear will instantly cut your connect with the universal mind.”

“A thought-form held in thinking substance is a reality; it is a real thing, whether it has yet become visible to mortal eye or not.”

“Faith-not a faith in one's self or in one's own powers but faith in principle; in the Something Great which upholds right, and which may be relied upon to give us the victory in due time. Without this faith it is not possible for any one to rise to real greatness.”

“The Principle of Power gives us just what we ask of it; if we only undertake little things, it only gives us power for little things; but if we try to do great things in a great way it gives us all the power there is.”

“Whatever you habitually think yourself to be, that you are. You must form, now, a greater and better habit; you must form a conception of yourself as a being of limitless power, and habitually think that you are that being. It is the habitual, not the periodical thought that decides your destiny.”

“Genius is the union of man and God in the acts of the soul. Great men are always greater than their deeds. They are in connection with a reserve power that is without limit.”

“"Without faith it is impossible to please God," and without faith it is impossible for you to become great. The distinguishing characteristic of all really great men and women is an unwavering faith.”

“Do not merely think that you are great; think that you are great now. Do not think that you will begin to act in a great way at some future time; begin now.”

“Cast out pride and vanity; have no thought of trying to rule over others or of outdoing them.”

“Intellect helps us to see the best means and manner of doing the right thing, but intellect never shows us the right thing.”

“Obey your soul, have perfect faith in yourself. Never think of yourself with doubt or distrust, or as one who makes mistakes.”

“If you will make the necessary effort you can develop any talent.”

“Hurry is a manifestation of fear; he who fears not has plenty of time. If you at with perfect faith in your own perceptions of truth, you will never be too late or too early; and nothing will go wrong.”

“No man has yet become so great in any faculty but that it is possible for some one else to become greater.”

“Genius is Omniscience flowing into man.”

“It is essential to his happiness that he should continually advance.”

“Every man comes into the world with a predisposition to grow along certain lines, and growth is easier for him along those lines than in any other way.”

“There is a genius in every man and woman, waiting to be brought forth.”

“Wisdom is the power to perceive the best ends to aim at and the best means for reaching those ends.”

“The man who is wise enough to know the right thing to do, who is good enough to wish to do only the right thing, and who is able and strong enough to do the right thing is a truly great man.”

“To exercise some sort of control over others is the secret motive of every selfish person.”

“By going back to your own center you can always find the pure idea of right for every relationship.”

“Abandon everything you have outgrown.”

“You are a god in the company of gods and must conduct yourself accordingly.”

“Become aware of and recognize fully the fact that the Principle of Power within you is God Himself. You must consciously identify yourself with the Highest.”

“Set your ideal as near to perfection as your imagination is capable of forming the conception.”

“Fix upon your ideal of what you wish to make of yourself.”

“Remember that poise and power are inseparably associated. The calm and balanced mind is the strong and great mind; the hurried and agitated mind is the weak one.”

“Read less and think more. Read about great things and think about great questions and issues.”

“The average person's idea of a great man, rather than one who serves, is of one who succeeds in getting himself served.”

“Your first duty to God, to yourself, and to the world is to make yourself as great a personality, in every way, as you possibly can.”

“You can begin to be great to-day in your own home, in your store or office, on the street, everywhere; you can begin to make yourself known as great; and you can do this by doing everything you do in a great way”

“There is no possibility in any man that is not in every man”

“You are not barred from attaining greatness by heredity. No matter who or what your ancestors may have been or how unlearned or lowly their station, the upward way is open for you. There is no such thing as inheriting a fixed mental position; no matter how small the mental capital we receive from our parents, it may be increased; no man is incapable of growth.”