Quotes from Dale Carnegie

que los puntos en que diferimos son pocos y los puntos en que convenimos son muchos, y que si tenemos la paciencia y la franqueza y el deseo necesario para ponernos de acuerdo, a ello llegaremos.

If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

How do you think it affected his view of what he could achieve and his level of devotion to the success of his team?

Pero se necesita carácter y dominio de sí mismo para ser comprensivo y capaz de perdonar.

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

Come to think it over, I don't entirely agree with it myself. Not everything I wrote yesterday appeals to me today. I am glad to learn what you think on the subject. The next time you are in the neighborhood you must visit us and we'll get this subject threshed out for all time. So here is a handclasp over the miles, and I am, Yours sincerely

Most people don't remember names, for the simple reason that they don't take the time and energy necessary to concentrate and repeat and fix names indelibly in their minds. They make excuses for themselves; they are too busy.

To say we must be more mindful of our words is an understatement.

encouragement can be given any time, even when things go poorly.

you need to be able to see her strengths and possibilities, what she is capable of.

It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery but the friction.—Henry Ward Beecher.

When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.

people don't criticize themselves for anything, no matter how wrong it may be.

I set out on my trip, imbued with the spirit of old Omar: Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend; Dust into Dust, and under Dust, to lie, Sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and—sans End!

Considero —dijo Schwab— que el mayor bien que poseo es mi capacidad para despertar entusiasmo entre los hombres, y que la forma de desarrollar lo mejor que hay en el hombre es por medio del aprecio y el aliento.

Not everything I wrote yesterday appeals to me today.

Lo más importante que aprendí entonces fue que, si se tiene agua para beber y algo para comer en la medida suficiente, no hay motivo alguno para quejarse

It taught Carnegie a lesson he never forgot.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

to let them know that your faith in them is unwavering.

What was once a careless complaint among friends can now get you fired.

Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.

What am I worrying about? What can I do about it?

Publilio Syro, señaló: "Nos interesan los demás cuando se interesan por nosotros".