Dale Carnegie Quotes
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
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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.
Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
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.
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.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
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.
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.
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
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.
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping.
The royal road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.
Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don’t like their rules, whose would you use?
