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> [By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/by-criticizing-we-do-not-make-lasting-changes-and-often-incur/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

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> [Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/talk-about-your-own-mistakes-before-criticizing-the-other-person/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

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> [Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/begin-with-praise-and-honest-appreciation-call-attention-to-people-s/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

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> [Don't criticize, condemn or complain. Constantly criticizing, condemning and complaining is what breaks most relationships. Instead of criticizing and condemning, figure out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/don-t-criticize-condemn-or-complain-constantly-criticizing-condemning/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

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## More by Dale Carnegie

> [“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/when-dealing-with-people-remember-you-are-not-dealing-with-creatures/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

> [I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate, and glorify the obvious - because the obvious is what people need to be told.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/i-deal-with-the-obvious-i-present-reiterate-and-glorify-the-obvious/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/you-can-make-more-friends-in-two-months-by-becoming-more-interested/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/the-man-who-goes-farthest-is-generally-the-one-who-is-willing-to-do/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/apply-the-blacksmith-s-homely-principle-when-you-are-speaking-if-you/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/one-of-the-most-tragic-things-i-know-about-human-nature-is-that-all/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/if-you-can-t-sleep-then-get-up-and-do-something-instead-of-lying/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/i-realize-now-that-people-are-not-thinking-about-you-and-me-or-caring/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

> [Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/those-convinced-against-their-will-are-of-the-same-opinion-still/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

> [Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/each-nation-feels-superior-to-other-nations-that-breeds-patriotism/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

> [We are gods in the chrysalis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/we-are-gods-in-the-chrysalis/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/if-you-want-to-know-how-to-make-people-shun-you-and-laugh-at-you/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/so-if-you-aspire-to-be-a-good-conversationali-st-be-an-attentive/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

> [...Be grateful for what you have to be thankful for instead of complaining about the little things that annoy you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/be-grateful-for-what-you-have-to-be-thankful-for-instead-of/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

> [Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/don-t-be-afraid-of-enemies-who-attack-you-be-afraid-of-the-friends/)

[Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/)

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