26 quotes
Many people get a sense of savage satisfaction out of denouncing those who are better educated than they are or more successful.
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
The average person is more interested in their own name than in all the other names in the world put together.
How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Permission to Play : Taking Time to Renew Your Smile (2003)
You can make more friends in two months by being interested in them, than in two years by making them interested in you.
How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
Abilities wither under criticism, they blossom under encouragement.
How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
A drop of honey can catch more flies than a gallon of gall.
How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
Monotony is poverty, whether in speech or in life.
Art of Public Speaking (1915)
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
Art Smart (2007)
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948)
When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
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.
The Ring of Truth (2004)
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.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948)
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
Plenty of Time to Sleep When You're Dead : A Compilation of Life-changing Quotes (2006)
If out of reading this book you get just one thing—an increased tendency to think always in terms of other people’s point of view, and see things from their angle—if you get that one thing out of this book, it may easily prove to be one of the building blocks of your career.
How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
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.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948)
I discovered years ago that although I couldn't keep people from criticizing me unjustly, I could do something infinitely more important: I could determine whether I would let the unjust condemnation disturb me.