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.
DALE CARNEGIEOur trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.
More Dale Carnegie Quotes
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Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
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Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
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You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
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Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
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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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Keep your mind open to change all the time. Welcome it. Court it. It is only by examining and reexamining your opinions and ideas that you can progress.
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It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
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Cash can buy, but it takes enthusiasm to sell.
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Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.
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Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.
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Believe you will be successful and you will.
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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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Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone’s face.
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If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
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Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.
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