--- title: "7 Sincere Quotes By Dale Carnegie" description: "7 Sincere quotes by Dale Carnegie. Plus more from Dale Carnegie and more Sincere sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/dale-carnegie-382_appreciation_you-have-it-easily-in-your-power-to-incr_347184.jpg" --- > [You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/you-have-it-easily-in-your-power-to-increase-the-sum-total-of-this/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/dale-carnegie-382_appreciation_you-have-it-easily-in-your-power-to-incr_347184.jpg) > [In a Nutshell - Fundamental Techniques In Handling People; Principle 1 - Don't criticize, condemn or complain; Principle 2 - Give honest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/in-a-nutshell-fundamental-techniques-in-handling-people-principle-1/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/dale-carnegie-382_appreciation_in-a-nutshell-fundamental-techniques-in_662568.jpg) > [If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/if-we-merely-try-to-impress-people-and-get-people-interested-in-us-we/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/dale-carnegie-382_best-friend_if-we-merely-try-to-impress-people-and-g_728740.jpg) > [Let's cease thinking of our accomplishments, our wants. Let's try to figure out the other man's good points. Then forget flattery. Give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/let-s-cease-thinking-of-our-accomplishments-our-wants-let-s-try-to/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/842/dale-carnegie-382_accomplishment_let-s-cease-thinking-of-our-accomplishme_1095165.jpg) > [Give Honest and Sincere Appreciation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/give-honest-and-sincere-appreciation/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/dale-carnegie-382_appreciate_give-honest-and-sincere-appreciation-129_1295589.jpg) > [Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/flattery-is-from-the-teeth-out-sincere-appreciation-is-from-the-heart/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b0/dale-carnegie-382_appreciation_flattery-is-from-the-teeth-out-sincere-a_1686601.jpg) > [The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-carnegie/the-difference-between-appreciation-and-flattery-that-is-simple-one/) [Dale Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-carnegie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/dale-carnegie-382_appreciation_the-difference-between-appreciation-and_2363173.jpg) ## Other authors on Sincere - [Israelmore Ayivor 19 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/israelmore-ayivor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dalai-lama-26000.jpg) Dalai Lama 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/dalai-lama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-confucius-24951.jpg) Confucius 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/confucius/) - [Dada Bhagwan 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/dada-bhagwan/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-malcolm-x-62876.jpg) Malcolm X 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/malcolm-x/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-swami-vivekananda-88348.jpg) Swami Vivekananda 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/swami-vivekananda/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/pope-francis/) - [Mark Twain 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/mark-twain/) ## 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/sincere/dale-carnegie/#itemlist", "name": "7 Sincere Quotes By Dale Carnegie", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. 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