Quotes from Dale Carnegie

PRINCIPLE 5 Let the other person save face.

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment." —Dale Carnegie

Yes, everyone faces challenges in their lives, and people commonly say it doesn't matter what the challenge is; what matters is how one responds to it.

Schwab says that he was paid this salary largely because of his ability to deal with people.

He never raised his voice, even in the midst of volatile situations.

Seven Rules For Making Your Home Life Happier • Rule 1: Don't nag. • Rule 2: Don't try to make your partner over. • Rule 3: Don't criticize. • Rule 4: Give honest appreciation. • Rule 5: Pay little attentions. • Rule 6: Be courteous. • Rule 7: Read a good book on the sexual side of marriage.

These investigations revealed that even in such technical lines as engineering, about 15 per cent of one's financial success is due to one's technical knowledge and about 85 per cent is due to skill in human engineering — to personality and the ability to lead people.

One of his favourite quotations was 'Judge not, that ye be not judged.

create a bond through some shared interest by telling them something about yourself?

Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

As I look back now I wonder how I was ever able to sell anything. I lost years of my life in scrapping and arguing. I keep my mouth shut now. It pays.

There is an old saying: 'Give a dog a bad name and you may as well hang him.' But give him a good name — and see what happens!