People do things for “their” reasons, not ours. So find their reasons.
DALE CARNEGIEAny fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
More Dale Carnegie Quotes
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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
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It isn’t work that makes you tired, it’s your mental attitude.
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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.
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
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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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Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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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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Everyday is a new life to a wise man.
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The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
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If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind: Become genuinely interested in other people.
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Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.
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Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.
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An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, “Things that never happened.”
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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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