Beginning with praise is like the dentist who begins his…

“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and…

— Dale Carnegie

...Be grateful for what you have to be thankful for instead of complaining about the little things that annoy you.

— Dale Carnegie

So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener. To be interesting, be interested. Ask questions that other persons…

— Dale Carnegie

If you want to know how to make people shun you and laugh at you behind your back and even despise you, here is…

— Dale Carnegie

We are gods in the chrysalis.

— Dale Carnegie

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

— Dale Carnegie

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.

— Dale Carnegie

I realize now that people are not thinking about you and me or caring what is said about us. They are thinking about themselves-before…

— Dale Carnegie

If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack…

— Dale Carnegie

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all…

— Dale Carnegie

“Apply the blacksmith's homely principle when you are speaking. If you feel deeply about your subject you will be able to think of little…

— Dale Carnegie

“The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”

— Dale Carnegie

You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to…

— Dale Carnegie

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate, and glorify the obvious - because the obvious is what people need to be told.

— Dale Carnegie

Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

— Dale Carnegie