Great Quotes from Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) was an American writer and lecturer, and the developer of courses in self-improvement. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, Dale Carnegie was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today.
“Of course your husband has a lot of drawbacks. If he had none, he would never marry you!”
“Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
“The load of tomorrow, added to that of yesterday, carried today, makes the strongest falter.”
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”
“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.”
“Keep busy. It’s the cheapest kind of medicine there is on this earth — and one of the best.”
“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ”
“Our thoughts make us what we are.”
“Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.”
“One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”
“Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted, I thought about what fish wanted.”
“Two men looked out from prison bars, One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”
“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.”
“When fate hands you lemons, make lemonade.”
“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.”
“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.”
“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”
“If you want to keep happiness, you have to share it!”
“You’ll never achieve real success unless you like what you’re doing.”
“The expression one wears on one’s face is far more important than the clothes one wears on one’s back.”
“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 successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.”
“Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.”
“The only way I can get you to do anything is by giving you what you want.”
“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.”
“If you want to change people – why not begin on yourself? That is a lot more profitable and a lot less dangerous.”
“Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.”
“Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy.”
“A smile costs nothing but gives much.”
“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 only way to influence people is to talk in terms of what the other person wants.”
“Keep busy. The worried person must lose himself in action, lest he wither in despair.”
“Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.”
