black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

Dale Carnegie

If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
DALE CARNEGIE

Busy Fear Home Thinking Yourself
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
DALE CARNEGIE

Development Encouragement Failure Success
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
DALE CARNEGIE

Condition Feeling Habit Possible Present Yourself
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
The world is filled with interesting things to do. Don’t lead a dull life in such a thrilling world.
DALE CARNEGIE

Choice Interest Leadership Live World
One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.
DALE CARNEGIE

Attention Interest Oneself People Time Win
If we speak poorly about that which we do well, people will assume we perform poorly!
DALE CARNEGIE

Action Assumption Ourselves Poor Talk
Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.
DALE CARNEGIE

Action Ignorance Ourselves Trouble
The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.
DALE CARNEGIE

Fools Important Intelligence Life Man Profit Simplicity
It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
DALE CARNEGIE

Happiness Thinking Yourself
Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.
DALE CARNEGIE

Generosity Karma Life True Yourself
Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.
DALE CARNEGIE

Love People Sympathy Thirst Yourself
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
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 CARNEGIE

Afraid Decision Defeat Fear Forget Hard Work Way
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.
DALE CARNEGIE

Accomplishment Aspiration Attention Conversation Goodness Listening Person Yourself
An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.
DALE CARNEGIE

Action Management Planning Save Time Yourself

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Dale Carnegie Quotes