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“Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“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.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“A man convinced against his will
Is of the same opinion still”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“To be interesting, be interested.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“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.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“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. “To know all is to forgive all.”
― Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

“Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

“Control your temper. Remember, you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

“We are interested in others when they are interested in us.”
― Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

“Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People