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First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

Dale Carnegie

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
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Act Behave Enthusiasm Yourself
Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.
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Criticism Mistake Person Talk
If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
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Empathy Quick Wrong
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
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Frustration Resentment Work Worry
You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
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Achievement Success Yourself
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
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Fun People Rare
The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.
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Fools Important Intelligence Life Man Profit Simplicity
If you must make a mistake, make a new one each time.
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Mistake Time Yourself
Take a chance! All life is a chance
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Chance Life One Liner
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
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Action Breed Confidence Doubt Fear
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
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Argument Avoid Best Way
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
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Art Essence Happiness Pleasure
You are something new in this world. Never before, since the beginning of time, has there ever been anybody exactly like you; and never again throughout all the ages to come will there ever be anybody exactly like you again.
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Age Beginning Time World Yourself
So if you aspire to be a good conversationalist, be an attentive listener. To be interesting, be interested. Ask questions that other persons will enjoy answering. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments.
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Accomplishment Aspiration Attention Conversation Goodness Listening Person Yourself
The way to defeat fear: decide on a course of conduct and follow it. Keep so busy and work so hard that you forget about being afraid.
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Afraid Decision Defeat Fear Forget Hard Work Way
An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, “Things that never happened.”
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Happiness Himself Man Old

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