A smile
costs nothing
but gives much
with your character than
with your reputation for your
character is what you are while
your reputation is merely what
others think you are.
fear doesn't
exist anywhere
except in the mind.
if you want to
change people- why not
begin on yourself ?that is
a lot more profitable and
a lot less dangerous.
knowledge
isn't power
until it is applied.
develop success
from failures. discouragement
and failure are two of the
surest stepping stones
to success.
people are not
interested in you they are not
interested in me. they are
interested in themselves
morning,noon and after dinner.
of course your
husband has a lot of
drawbacks. if he had none,
he would never
marry you.
when fate
hands you lemons,
make lemonade.
criticisms are
like homing pigeons.
they always
return home
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.
the desire for
the feeling of importance
is one of the chief distinguishing
differences between
mankind and the animals.
success is
the expression
one wears on one's face
is far more important than
the clothes one wears on
one's back.
getting what you want.
happiness is
wanting what you get.
the load of tomorrow
listening carefully
to a person is the greatest
compliment we can give
him.
added to that of yesterday,
carried today, makes
the strongest falter.
the successful man
will profit from his mistakes
and try again in
a different way.
people sometimes
became in villains
in order to win sympathy
and attention, and get
a feeling of importance.
do the hard jobs first.
the easy jobs will take care
of themselves.
the gun
that scatters too much
does not bag the birds.
man is
not made to
understand life,
but to live it.
smile!
today is the tomorrow
you worried about
yesterday.
always make
the other person happy
about doing the thing
you suggest.
keep busy.
it's the cheapest
kind of medicine there is on
this earth- and
one of the best.
People rarely succeed
unless they have fun
in what they are doing.
our thoughts
make us
what we are.
to be
interesting,
be interested.
one reason why birds
and horses are not
unhappy is because
they are not trying to impress
other birds and horses.
happiness doesn't
depend on any external
conditions, it is governed
by our mental attitude.
only knowledge
that is used
sticks in your
mind.
you cannot
teach a man anything
you can only help him
to find it within himself.
a person's name
is to that person the sweetest
and most important
sound in any language.
personally, I am very fond of
if you want to
gather honey,don't kick
over the beehive.
strawberries and cream, but i
have found that for some
strange reason, fish prefer worms.
so when I went fishing,
I didn't think about what i
wanted, I thought about
what fish wanted.
for tomorrow, yes, careful
thought and planning and
preparation. but have
no anxiety.
talk to someone
two men looked
out from prison bars.
one saw the mud,
the other saw stars.
about themselves
and they'll listen for
hours.
there's only one way
to get the best of an argument -
and that is to
avoid it.
criticism is dangerous
because it wounds a person's
pride, hurts his sense of importance,
and arouses
resentment.
remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
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.
our fatigue is often
caused not by work, but by
worry, frustration and
resentment.
if you want to
keep happiness, you
have to share it.
any fool can
criticize condemn and
complain and
most fools do.
you will never achieve
real success unless you
like what
you're doing.
ask yourself:
what is the worst
that can happen? then
prepare to accept it.
then proceed to improve
on the worst.
happiness
is not mostly
pleasure, it is
mostly victory.
flaming enthusiasm
backed up by horse sense
and persistence is the quality
that most frequently makes
for success
every successful person
loves the game.
the chance to prove
his worth,
to excel,
to win.
inaction breeds
doubt in fear.
action breeds confidence
and courage. if you want to
conquer fear, do not sit home
and think about it.
go out and get busy.
people are more
likely to accept an order
if they had a part in the decision
that caused the order to
be issued.
arouse in the other
person an eager want.
he who can do this has
the whole world
with him.
take a chance!
all life is a chance.
the man who goes
furthest is generally
the one who was
willing to do and dare.
success in dealing
with people depends on
a sympathetic grasp
of the other person's
viewpoint.
feeling sorry for yourself,
and your present
condition is not only
a waste of energy but
the worst habit you
could possibly have.
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.
every man is a
damn fool for at least five minutes
every day. wisdom consists
in not exceeding
that limit.
influencing others
is not a matter of outsmarting
them. it is a matter of
discerning what they truly
want and offering it to them
in a mutually beneficial
package.
pay less attention
to what men say.
just watch what they
do.
act as if you
were already happy
and that will tend to
make you happy.
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.
the only way
people don't have
many friends because
as kids they didn't
learn to trust people.
to influence people
is to talk in terms of
what the other person
wants.
three-fourths
of the people you will
ever meet are hungry
and thirsty for sympathy.
give it to them and they will
love you.
try to pretend
to be a fool and you'll
get the whole truth
from a man.
an individual
who unselfishly tries
to serve others has an enormous
advantage.
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.
let's not allow ourselves
to be upset by small things
we should despise and
forget. remember, life
is too short to be little.
for many centuries,
nobles and magnates
supported artists, musicians
and authors so that
their creative works would
be dedicated to them.
everything that
is in agreement with
our personal desires
seems true. everything that does
not put us into
a rage.