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I’ve found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess.

Dale Carnegie

It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.
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Circumstance Determination Feeling Ourselves Reaction
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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Happiness Impression Oneself Reason
The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.
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Advantage Competition Individual People Rare Seek World
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
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Acceptance Improvement Preparation Worst Yourself
Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.
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Criticism Mistake Person Talk
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
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Creature Deal Emotion Logic People Yourself
Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.
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Generosity Karma Life True Yourself
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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Happiness Success Yourself
Remember that other people may be totally wrong. But they don’t think so. Don’t condemn them. Any fool can do that. Try to understand them. Only wise, tolerant, exceptional people even try to do that.
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People Remember Tolerance Try Understand Wrong
Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others.
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Improvement Profit Try Yourself
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
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Action Breed Confidence Doubt Fear
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
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Development Encouragement Failure Success
The world is filled with interesting things to do. Don’t lead a dull life in such a thrilling world.
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Choice Interest Leadership Live World
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
Arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way.
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Himself Lonely Person Walk Way World
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
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Complaint Control Criticism Fools Forgiveness Understand

I’ve found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess.

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