Quotes from Dale Carnegie

We found that happy people tend to be located in the center of their social networks and to be located in large clusters of other happy people. And we found that each additional happy friend increases a person's probability of being happy by about 9%.

Think and act cheerfully, and you will feel cheerful.

In twenty-five years," he asserted, "I have never attended a meeting where there were more people listening than talking.

Nature also rushes in to fill the vacant mind. With what? Usually with emotions. Why? Because emotions of worry, fear, hate, jealousy, and envy are driven by primeval vigor and the dynamic energy of the jungle. Such emotions are so violent that they tend to drive out of our minds all peaceful, happy thoughts and emotions.

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.

A mere man alone can easily be defeated, but a man alive with the power of God within him is invincible.

Criticism is futile because it puts people on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.

the results end up on the wrong side of memorable.

No critique, no condene ni se queje.

it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own.

Hay una ley de suma importancia en la conducta humana. Si obedecemos esa ley, casi nunca nos veremos en aprietos. Si la obedecemos, obtendremos incontables amigos y constante felicidad. Pero en cuanto quebrantemos esa ley nos veremos en interminables dificultades. La ley es ésta: Trate siempre de que la otra persona se sienta importante.

Tuve aflicción por no tener zapatos hasta que vi a quien no tenia pies.

In school you're rewarded for not making mistakes.

Under my coat is a weary heart, but a kind one—one that would do nobody any harm.

William James said, "The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated." He didn't speak, mind you, of the "wish" or the "desire" or the "longing" to be appreciated. He said the "craving" to be appreciated.

As a leader, you will gain a more complete picture of their work and become a better coach and mentor for it.

Rather than saying "you failed," say "the project failed.

Todos los hombres tienen temores, pero los valientes los olvidan y van adelante, a veces hasta la muerte, pero siempre hasta la victoria. Ese era el lema de la Guardia Real en la antigua Grecia.

Once he found learning was easy, his whole life changed.

A crítica é fútil porque coloca as pessoas na defensiva e faz com que lutem para se justificar. A crítica é perigosa, porque fere o orgulho precioso das pessoas, atinge a sua auto-estima e desperta ressentimentos.

We are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. Stating the thing broadly, human individuals thus live far within their limits. They possess powers of various sorts which they habitually fail to use.

three rules to break the worry habit: RULE 1. FIND OUT PRECISELY WHAT IS THE PROBLEM YOU ARE WORRYING ABOUT. RULE 2. FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. RULE 3. DO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE AT ONCE ABOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM.

All this takes time, but 'Good manners,' said Emerson, 'are made up of petty sacrifices.

Ha llovido muy poco últimamente en la zona triguera y podemos tener otra sequía. Si es así, ¿cómo podré obtener mi pan el próximo otoño? O supongamos que pierdo mi empleo… ¡Oh, Dios mío! ¿Cómo podré conseguir entonces mi pan cotidiano?". No, esta oración nos enseña a pedir solamente el pan de hoy. El pan de hoy es el único pan que se puede comer.