Dale Carnegie Quotes

• People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Success

  Tags in Fun

• Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Work

  Tags in Fatigue, Frustration

• Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Courage

• It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing, that makes you happy or unhappy. It’s what you think about.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Attitude, Humor, Inspirational, Life

  Tags in Happiness, Philosophy

• Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Spend, Admiration, Accomplice, Admire, Trying, Instead

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

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Results

• If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Enthusiasm

• Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Job, Success

  Tags in Favorite

• 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.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Living

• Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

  Dale Carnegie

  Tags in Applause

• Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Enthusiasm

• Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism – and wars.

  Dale Carnegie

  Tags in Patriotism

• If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Motivational

• The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Success

• Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Success

• Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Success

• 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 that are blooming outside our windows today.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Life, Nature

• Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Attitude

  Tags in Condition

• If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying. Would you sell both your eyes for a million dollars … or your two legs … or your hands … or your hearing? Add up what you do have, and you’ll find that you won’t sell them for all the gold in the world. The best things in life are yours, if you can appreciate yourself.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Worry

• Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.

  Dale Carnegie

  Topics in Age, Funny

Dale Carnegie (62)

Birth:	24th November, 1888
Death:	1st November, 1955
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lecturer, Writer

About

Dale Harbison Carnegie was born in Maryville, Missouri. He was an American writer and lecturer. He was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Lincoln the Unknown, and several other books.

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