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.
DALE CARNEGIEIf you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
More Dale Carnegie Quotes
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Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
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Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others.
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Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.
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If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work.
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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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Try honest to see things from the other person’s point of view.
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Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
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When 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.
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An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.
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Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
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People do things for “their” reasons, not ours. So find their reasons.
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People aren’t interested in you. They’re interested in themselves.
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The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping .
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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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