The way to defeat fear: decide on a course of conduct and follow it. Keep so busy and work so hard that you forget about being afraid.
DALE CARNEGIEThe way to defeat fear: decide on a course of conduct and follow it. Keep so busy and work so hard that you forget about being afraid.
DALE CARNEGIEIf you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.
DALE CARNEGIEInstead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
DALE CARNEGIEBe a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
DALE CARNEGIEKeep 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.
DALE CARNEGIESo 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.
DALE CARNEGIELet’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 CARNEGIEYou never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
DALE CARNEGIEIf you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
DALE CARNEGIETry honest to see things from the other person’s point of view.
DALE CARNEGIEArouse 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.
DALE CARNEGIEThe essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
DALE CARNEGIEIf we speak poorly about that which we do well, people will assume we perform poorly!
DALE CARNEGIEI’ve found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess.
DALE CARNEGIEWhen we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.
DALE CARNEGIECriticism 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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