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“Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not."
“Arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way.”
“Criticisms are like homing pigeons. They always return home.”
“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.”
“First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.”
“For better or worse, you must play your own instrument in the orchestra of life.”
“Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.”
“If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.”
“Inaction breeds doubt and 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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”
“Rule number one: Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain.”
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.”
“The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.”
“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.”
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.”
“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.”
“Be concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”“
“There is only one way… to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.”
“I have come to the conclusion that there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument – and that is to avoid it. Avoid it as you would avoid rattlesnakes and earthquakes.”
“Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.”
“Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.”
“If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.”
“If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.”
“Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.”
“It raises one above the herd and gives one a feeling of nobility and exaltation to admit one’s mistakes.”
“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.”
“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.”
“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
“The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping.”
“You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.”
“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.”
“You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.”
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”
“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.”
“Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
“You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself.”
“Winning friends begins with friendliness.”
“You can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.”
“Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.”
“Fear is the result of a lack of confidence. A lack of confidence is the result of not knowing what you can do. A lack of knowing what you can do is caused by a lack of experience. A lack of experience is caused by a lack of doing something new.”
“Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”
“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 worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.”
“It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.”
“Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and don’t put off being happy until some future date.”
“Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.”
“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”
“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”
“There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.”
“There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.”
“Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today.”
“When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.”
“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.”
