Quotes from Dale Carnegie

Do the nieces come to see her? Oh, yes, now and then, out of a spirit of duty. But they dread these visits. They know they will have to sit and listen for hours to half-veiled reproaches. They will be treated to an endless litany of bitter complaints and self-pitying sighs. And when this woman can no longer bludgeon, browbeat, or bully her nieces into coming to see her, she has one of her "spells." She develops a heart attack.

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.

Try to bear lightly what needs must be.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

Rule 1 for solving our problems is: Get the facts. Let's do what Dean Hawkes did: let's not even attempt to solve our problems without first collecting all the facts in an impartial manner.