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The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there.

Dale Carnegie

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
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Complaint Control Criticism Fools Forgiveness Understand
If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
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Empathy Quick Wrong
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
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Development Encouragement Failure Success
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
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Accomplishment Hope Important World
Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.
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Ability Criticism Encouragement
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
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Fun People Rare
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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Condition Feeling Habit Possible Present Yourself
Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.
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Goodness Listening Persuation
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
An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.
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Action Management Planning Save Time Yourself
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.
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Afraid Decision Defeat Fear Forget Hard Work Way
Good leaders are scarce; so I’m following myself.
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Follow Goodness Leadership Myself
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
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Acceptance Improvement Preparation Worst Yourself
Remember that other people may be totally wrong. But they don’t think so. Don’t condemn them. Any fool can do that. Try to understand them. Only wise, tolerant, exceptional people even try to do that.
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People Remember Tolerance Try Understand Wrong
You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
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Achievement Success 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
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
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
Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.
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Action Attention Observation Watch Word Yourself
Learning is an active process. We learn by doing.. Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.
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Active Knowledge Learning Mindset Yourself
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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Development Help Interest Mindset People Principle
Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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Afraid Best Care Job Small
Success in dealing with people depends on sympathetic grasp of the other person’s viewpoint.
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Deal People Point Success View
It isn’t work that makes you tired, it’s your mental attitude.
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Attitude Mental Tired Work Yourself
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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Chance Dare Life Man Risk Willing Yourself
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.
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Fools Important Intelligence Life Man Profit Simplicity
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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Change Ideas Mindset Open Opinion Progress Yourself

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