Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.
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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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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The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
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It isn’t work that makes you tired, it’s your mental attitude.
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Let’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.
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There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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Arouse 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.
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The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
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Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
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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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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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Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.
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Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.
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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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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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Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
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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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if you want to keep happiness, you have to share it!
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Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.
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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.
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Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
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Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.
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An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.
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90% of all management problems are caused by miscommunication.
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One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.
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