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Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

Dale Carnegie

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.
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Criticism Dangerous Hurt Important Person Pride
Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
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Encouragement Goodness Listening Talk
Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.
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Apply Knowledge Power
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.
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Chance Debate Listening Resistance Talk Understand
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
Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.
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Action Attention Observation Watch Word Yourself
If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.
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Advice Caution Let Go Yourself
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.
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Condition Control Happiness Listening Seek Thinking World Yourself
If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work.
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Believe Hold Work Yourself
Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds.
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Break Face Live See Smile Sun Yourself
Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.
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Cherish Forget Kind Life Time Word Yourself
Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.
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Action Happiness Loud Smile Talk Word 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
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
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Existence Fear Make Up Mindset Yourself
Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.
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Bright Live See Smile Yourself
Believe you will be successful and you will.
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Believe Success Willing Yourself

Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

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