Dale Carnegie quotes - page 5

You can't win an argument. You can't because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it. (Dale Carnegie)
when the fierce, burning winds blow over our lives-and we cannot prevent them-let us, too, accept the inevitable. And then get busy and pick up the pieces.
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Stop worrying and start living.
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i really like reading books.
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By far the most vital lesson I have ever learned is the importance of what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are. Our thoughts make us what we are.
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Everybody in the world is seeking happiness-and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
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Always have something to say. The man who has something to say and who is known never to speak unless he has, is sure to be listened to.
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Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.
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Instead of condemning people, let's try to understand them. Let's try to figure out why they do what they do. That's a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. "To know all is to forgive all.
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The words "Think and Thank" are inscribed in many of the Cromwellian churches of England. These words ought to be inscribed in our hearts, too: "Think and Thank". Think of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.
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The world is full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. (Dale Carnegie)
Control your temper. Remember, you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.
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Monotony is poverty, whether in speech or in life.
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Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something. How about the time you gave a large contribution to the Red Cross? Yes, that is no exception to the rule. You gave the Red Cross the donation because you wanted to lend a helping hand; you wanted to do a beautiful, unselfish, divine act.
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Each time I spoke, I gained a little courage. It took a long while-but today I have more happiness than I ever dreamed possible. In rearing my own children, I have always taught them the lesson I had to learn from such bitter experience: No matter what happens, always be yourself!
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The average person is more interested in their own name than in all the other names in the world put together.
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Here is one of the best bits of advice every given about the fine art of human relationships. "If there is any one secret of success," says Henry Ford, "it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own."
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If out of reading this book you get just one thing-an increased tendency to think always in terms of other people's point of view, and see things from their angle-if you get that one thing out of this book, it may easily prove to be one of the building blocks of your career.
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A drop of honey can catch more flies than a gallon of gall.
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Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.
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We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do. (Dale Carnegie)
It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feeling.
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Tell me what gives a man or woman their greatest pleasure and I'll tell you their philosophy of life.
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Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.
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If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
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