Thought impulses which are picked up through the ether, by mere chance (thoughts which have been released by other minds)
may determine one's financial, business, professional, or social destiny just as surely as do the thought impulses which one creates by intent and design.
Fears are nothing more than states of mind. One's state of mind is subject to control and direction.
Physicians, as everyone knows, are less subject to attack by disease than ordinary laymen, for the reason that physicians DO NOT FEAR DISEASE.
There are six basic fears. Named in the order of their most common appearance, they are:
The fear of POVERTY
The fear of CRITICISM
The fear of ILL HEALTH
The fear of LOSS OF LOVE OF SOMEONE
The fear of OLD AGE
The fear of DEATH
Indecision crystalizes into DOUBT, the two blend and become FEAR! The "blending" process often is slow.
This is one reason why these three enemies are so dangerous. They germinate and grow without their presence being observed.
One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful,
regardless of what those who do not understand, may think or say.
To Napoleon Bonaparte the church was but a pawn of the State, not to be reformed, but to be used, as a convenient inciter to mass activity by the people.
Mr. Darwin, I wish to acquire from you the marvelous patience, and ability to study cause and effect,
without bias or prejudice, so exemplified by you in the field of natural science.
Napoleon, I desire to acquire from you, by emulation, the marvelous ability you possessed to inspire men, and to arouse them to greater and more determined spirit of action.
Also to acquire the spirit of enduring FAITH, which enabled you to turn defeat into victory.
All men have become what they are, because of their DOMINATING THOUGHTS AND DESIRES.
Every deeply seated desire has the effect of causing one to seek outward expression through which that desire may be transmuted into reality.
Long before I had ever written a line for publication, or endeavored to deliver a speech in public, I tried to imitate the nine men whose lives had been most impressive to me.
These nine men were, Emerson, Paine, Edison, Darwin, Lincoln, Burbank, Napoleon, Ford, and Carnegie.
While I was passing through the age of "hero-worship" I found myself trying to imitate those whom I most admired.
Moreover, I discovered that the element of FAITH, with which I endeavored to imitate my idols, gave me great capacity to do so quite successfully.