Dale Carnegie

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use?

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.

If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interrested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interrested in you.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.

The course of true anything does not run smooth. Samuel Butler Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

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 of sleep.

When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.

If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.