57 Dale Carnegie Quotes That Might Just Change Your Life
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
When I first read “How to Win Friends & Influence People” by Dale Carnegie, I had no idea that I had just picked up a book that was originally published in 1936… and that its popularity had endured for nearly a century, selling more than 30 million copies.
If you’ve read it, then you know that it deserves the attention. It’s Dale Carnegie’s magnum opus on the power of attitude for influencing others.
But he wrote a lot of other books as well, all of which were jam-packed with wisdom and his knack for phrasing things in such a way that you can’t help but pause and think.
Below are 57 of his best quotes of all time. We’ve organized them by topic so it’s easier to navigate.
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1. Dale Carnegie Quotes on Relationships
"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity."
"Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him."
"A person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language."
"Arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him."
"Success in dealing with people depends on a sympathetic grasp of the other person’s viewpoint."
"Ask questions instead of giving orders."
"Remember a name and call it easily and you have paid a subtle and very effective compliment."
"Three-fourths of the people you will meet are hungering for sympathy. Give it to them and they will love you."
"People are more likely to accept an order if they had a part in the decision that caused the order to be issued."
"To be interesting, be interested."
"Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to."
"Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours."
"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."
"Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness."
"Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener."
2. Dale Carnegie Quotes on Personal Development
"Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind."
"The average person is more interested in her own name than in all the other names on earth put together."
"There is only one way to get the best of an argument -- and that is to avoid it."
"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself."
"Actions speak louder than words. A smile says, 'I like you. I am glad to see you.'"
"Our thoughts make us what we are."
"Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied."
"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind."
"Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment."
"You can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry."
3. Dale Carnegie Quotes on Motivation and Success
"The rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage."
"Every successful person loves the game. The chance to prove his worth, to excel, to win."
"Flaming enthusiasm backed up by horse sense and persistence is the quality that most frequently makes for success."
"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."
"Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare."
"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."
"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."
"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way."
"If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic."
"Even in such technical lines as engineering, about 15% of one’s financial success is due one’s technical knowledge and about 85% is due to skill in human engineering, to personality and the ability to lead people."
4. Dale Carnegie Quotes on Handling Criticism and Failure
"Criticisms are like homing pigeons. They always return home."
"Criticism is dangerous because it wounds a person’s pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment."
"There is only one way to get the best of an argument -- and that is to avoid it."
"You can't win an argument. If you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it."
"It raises one above the herd and gives one a feeling of nobility and exaltation to admit one's mistakes."
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving."
5. Dale Carnegie Quotes on Living in the Present
"Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."
"Today is life -- the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto."
"If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep."
"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."
"Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession."
"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 is what you think about it."
"Everyday is a new life to a wise man."
"Believe that you will succeed, and you will."
"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."
"An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing."
"Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you."
"When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness."
"First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst."
"It isn’t work that makes you tired, it’s your mental attitude."
"Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get."
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