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Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.

Dale Carnegie

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Dale Carnegie
Age: 66 †
Born: 1888
Born: November 24
Died: 1955
Died: November 1
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Motivational Speaker
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Maryville
Missouri
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Close your eyes. You might try saying. . . something like this: The sun is shining overhead. The sky is blue and sparkling. Nature is calm and in control of the world-and I, as nature's child, am in tune with the Universe. Or-better still-pray!
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If you can be sure of being right only 55 percent of the time, you can go down to Wall Street and make a million dollars a day. If you can't be sure of being right even 55 percent of the time, why should you tell other people they are wrong?
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
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When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: Try to bear lightly what needs must be. Socrates did. He faced death with a calmness and resignation that touched the hem of divinity.
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Begin with praise and honest appreciation.
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If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.
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Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.
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Take stock of your fears now and see how many of them are senseless. If you are honest with yourself you will probably find most of them are groundless.
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People do things for their reasons, not ours. So find their reasons.
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If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do. It's only when necessity faces us that we rise to the occasion and actually do the things that hitherto have seemed impossible.
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The very best way in all the world to overcome self-consciousn ess and shyness is to get interested in other people and to think of them and, almost miraculously, your timidity will pass. Do something for other people. Practice deeds of kindness, acts of friendliness, and you'll be surprised to see what happens.
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