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Don’t ask a man what is important to him. Watch how he spends his time

Dale Carnegie

Listen first. Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to build bridges of understanding.
DALE CARNEGIE

Chance Debate Listening Resistance Talk Understand
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.
DALE CARNEGIE

Happiness Impression Oneself Reason
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.
DALE CARNEGIE

Enemy Hurt Ourselves Time Try Wasted Time
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.
DALE CARNEGIE

Condition Control Happiness Listening Seek Thinking World Yourself
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
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Accomplishment Admire People Worry Yourself
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
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Future Past Remember Worry Yourself
Cash can buy, but it takes enthusiasm to sell.
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Attitude Cash Enthusiasm Money Sales
Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.
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Listening Talk Time
Success in dealing with people depends on sympathetic grasp of the other person’s viewpoint.
DALE CARNEGIE

Deal People Point Success View
If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.
DALE CARNEGIE

Advice Caution Let Go Yourself
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
DALE CARNEGIE

Complaint Control Criticism Fools Forgiveness Understand
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
DALE CARNEGIE

Chance Dare Life Man Risk Willing Yourself
People do things for “their” reasons, not ours. So find their reasons.
DALE CARNEGIE

Deep Ourselves People Reason
Check up each week on the progress you are making. Ask yourself what mistakes you have made, what improvement, what lessons you have learned for the future.
DALE CARNEGIE

Future Improvement Learning Mistake Progress Yourself
Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.
DALE CARNEGIE

Bright Live See Smile Yourself
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.
DALE CARNEGIE

Age Beginning Time World Yourself

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