"Criticism is futile because it puts a person……" — Dale Carnegie
"Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment."
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361 Quotes by Dale Carnegie
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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there…
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Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
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If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
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Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you…
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off…
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets…
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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
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It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes…
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People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
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Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
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I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses...
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Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.
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A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.
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Are we not all shipwrecked,...condemned to death?... However impatient our neighbours make us, however much indignation our race arouses, we…
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As the attuning of music arouses emotions in the body to an unusual degree, well that there be choices made…
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I cannot consider fighting in competitive Manly Fun any more than I can consider pitting my running, swimming or climbing…
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Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.
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...Uncalled-for aggression arouses the hatred of the civilian population...
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But there is more to a fine photograph than information. We are also seeking to present an image that arouses…
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To claim that wines should not be changed is a heresy; the palate becomes saturated and after the third glass…
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