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


Dale Carnegie

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The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
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Do you remember the things you were worrying about a year ago? How did they work out? Didn't you was...
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The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .
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Let's find and remedy all our weaknesses before our enemies get a chance to say a word. That is what...
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The expression one wears on one's face is far more important than the clothes one wears on one's bac...
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Let's never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt
ourselves far more ...
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you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry
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Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life i...
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Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are,...
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When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing...
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One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other bird...
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When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our...
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It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in li...
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Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, whi...
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I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people,” said Schwab, “the greatest asset I ...
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The secret of his success? “I will speak ill of no man,” he said, “. . and speak all the good ...
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The legendary French aviation pioneer and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote: “I have no right...
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Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justif...
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The chronic kicker, even the most violent critic, will frequently soften and be subdued in the prese...
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The first
sign of greatness is when a man does not attempt to look and act
great. Before y...
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you
want to conquer fe...
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People work for money but go the extra mile for praise, recognition, and rewards.
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You can dramatize your ideas in business or in any other aspect of your life. It’s easy
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Keep on raging - to stop the aging.
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Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.
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The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation
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You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
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John Wanamaker, founder of the stores that bear his name, once confessed: "I learned thirty years ag...
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If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty...
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Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.
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Winning friends begins with friendliness.
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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 ca...
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A barber lathers a man before he shaves him.
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Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do ...
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By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.
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criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurt his sense of importace and...
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All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but alway...
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Why talk about what we want? That is childish. Absurd. Of course, you are interested in what you wan...
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If some people are so hungry for a feeling of importance that they actually go insane to get it, ima...
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