Dale Carnegie Quotes

“Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”

“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.”

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”

“Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.”

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”

“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.”

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.”

“If some people are so hungry for a feeling of importance that they actually go insane to get it, imagine what miracle you and I can achieve by giving people honest appreciation this side of insanity.”

“The world is full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage.”

“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”

“Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself.”

“By far the most vital lesson I have ever learned is the importance of what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are. Our thoughts make us what we are.”

“Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.”

“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.”

“The words "Think and Thank" are inscribed in many of the Cromwellian churches of
England. These words ought to be inscribed in our hearts, too: "Think and Thank". Think
of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.”

“If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.”

“Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.”

“No matter what happens, always be yourself.”

“Success is getting what you want..
Happiness is wanting what you get.”

“Even god doesn't propose to judge a man till his last days, why should you and I?”

“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”

“… the best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today. That is the only possible way you can prepare for the future.”

“Two men looked out from prison bars,
One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”

“Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession.”

“Always have something to say. The man who has something to say and who is known never to speak unless he has, is sure to be listened to.”

“To be interesting, be interested.”

“All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.”

“You'll never achieve real success unless you like what you're doing.”

“If you want enemies, excel your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you.”

“Applause is a receipt, not a bill.”

“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”

“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?”

“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.”

“Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.”

“Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.”

“Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.”

“One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”

“If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.”

“Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

“One of the 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.”

“Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".”

“A man convinced against his will
Is of the same opinion still”

“You can't win an argument. You can't because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it.”

“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”

“Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”

“I have come to the conclusion that there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument— and that is to avoid it. Avoid it as you would avoid rattlesnakes and earthquakes.”

“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.”

“If You Want to Gather Honey, Don't Kick Over the Beehive”

“You can sing only what you are. You can paint only what you are. You must be what your experiences, your environment, and your heredity have made you. For better or for worse, you must play your own little instrument in the orchestra of life.”

“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.”

“Why talk about what we want? That is childish. Absurd. Of course, you are interested in what you want. You are eternally interested in it. But no one else is. The rest of us are just like you: we are interested in what we want.”

“criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurt his sense of importace and arouse resentment.”

“By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.”

“if you want to keep happiness, you have to share it!”

“We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today”

“Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. “To know all is to forgive all.”

“A barber lathers a man before he shaves him.”

“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.”

“The expression one wears on one's face is far more important than the clothes one wears on one's back.”

“there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it.”

“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.”

“Winning friends begins with friendliness.”

“Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”

“Once I did bad and that I heard ever. Twice I did good, but that I heard never.”

“If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.”

“Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.”