Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.
DALE CARNEGIETake charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.
More Dale Carnegie Quotes
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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
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Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.
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Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.
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Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
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Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.
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Let’s never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them. Let’s do as General Eisenhower does: let’s never waste a minute thinking about people we don’t like.
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Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.
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Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.
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The world is filled with interesting things to do. Don’t lead a dull life in such a thrilling world.
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The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
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Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.
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if you want to keep happiness, you have to share it!
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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