--- title: "4 Kicks Quotes By Dale Carnegie" description: "4 Kicks quotes by Dale Carnegie. Plus more from Dale Carnegie and more Kicks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcd/dale-carnegie-382_acceptance_if-we-rail-and-kick-against-it-and-grow_691089.jpg" --- > [If we rail and kick against it and grow bitter, we won't change the inevitable; but we will change ourselves. I know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/if-we-rail-and-kick-against-it-and-grow-bitter-we-won-t-change-the/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcd/dale-carnegie-382_acceptance_if-we-rail-and-kick-against-it-and-grow_691089.jpg) > [Remember that no one ever kicks a dead dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/remember-that-no-one-ever-kicks-a-dead-dog/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/dale-carnegie-382_animal_remember-that-no-one-ever-kicks-a-dead-d_783892.jpg) > [Unjust criticism is usually disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealously and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/unjust-criticism-is-usually-disguised-compliment-it-often-means-that/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/dale-carnegie-382_compliment_unjust-criticism-is-usually-disguised-co_861302.jpg) > [Nobody kicks a dead dog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/nobody-kicks-a-dead-dog/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/dale-carnegie-382_criticism_nobody-kicks-a-dead-dog-951591_951591.jpg) ## Other authors on Kicks - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/cassandra-clare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-lee-20059.jpg) Bruce Lee 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/bruce-lee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ilona-andrews-43210.jpg) Ilona Andrews 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/ilona-andrews/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-will-rogers-95078.jpg) Will Rogers 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/will-rogers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sherrilyn-kenyon-84925.jpg) Sherrilyn Kenyon 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/sherrilyn-kenyon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-handey-45418.jpg) Jack Handey 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/jack-handey/) - [Mark Twain 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-cuban-64127.jpg) Mark Cuban 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/mark-cuban/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jack-kerouac-45445.jpg) Jack Kerouac 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/jack-kerouac/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/frederick-lenz/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kicks/dale-carnegie/#itemlist", "name": "4 Kicks Quotes By Dale Carnegie", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If we rail and kick against it and grow bitter, we won't change the inevitable; but we will change ourselves. I know. I have tried it. I once refused to accept an inevitable situation with which I was confronted. I played the fool and railed against it, and rebelled. I turned my nights into hells of insomnia. I brought upon myself everything I didn't want. 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