Quotes from Dale Carnegie

When a person says "No" and really means it, he or she is doing far more than saying a word of two letters. The entire organism—glandular, nervous, muscular—gathers itself together into a condition of rejection.

asesor editorial de esta revisión recibió la difícil tarea de determinar qué partes del material original debían cambiarse. Para ayudarse en el trabajo, les pidió a varios de los maestros de los Cursos de Dale Carnegie que entregaran ejemplares del libro a estudiantes y graduados

an animal rewarded for good behavior will learn much more rapidly and retain what it learns far more effectively than an animal punished for bad behavior.

I have found from costly experience that it is much easier to analyze the facts after writing them down. In fact, merely writing the facts on a piece of paper and stating our problem clearly goes a long way toward helping us reach a sensible decision. As Charles Kettering puts it: "A problem well stated is a problem half solved.

If you have a worry problem, apply the magic formula of Willis H Carrier by doing these three things: Ask yourself, 'What is the worst that can possibly happen?' Prepare to accept it if you have to. Then calmly proceed to improve on the worst.

Try to bear lightly what needs must be.

Lincoln apparently never even thought of correcting his son.

Principle 1 - Don't criticize, condemn or complain.

The Mind in the Making.

Peleando no se consigue jamás lo suficiente, pero cediendo se consigue más de lo que se espera.

The one major factor that motivated people was the work itself. If the work was exciting and interesting, the worker looked forward to doing it and was motivated to do a good job.

My wife and I made a pact a long time ago, and we've kept it no matter how angry we've grown with each other. When one yells, the other should listen—because when two people yell, there is no communication, just noise and bad vibrations.

Schopenhauer had said it years ago: "Vulgar people take huge delight in the faults and follies of great men.

we should never forget that all our associates are human beings and hunger for appreciation. It is the legal tender that all souls enjoy.

As the years went by, I gradually discovered that ninety-nine per cent of the things I worried about never happened. For

Remember what Emerson said: "Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him." And

Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite.

Few people are logical. Most of us are prejudiced and biased. Most of us are blighted with preconceived notions, with jealousy, suspicion, fear, envy and pride.

cuando algo nos desagrada, es mucho más fácil criticar y censurar que tratar de comprender el punto de vista del prójimo. Con frecuencia es más fácil encontrar defectos

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way.

gentleness and friendliness were always stronger than fury and force.

Use what language you will,' said Ralph Waldo Emerson, 'you can never say anything but what you are.

Happiness is not mostly pleasure; it is mostly victory.