Dale Carnegie - Friends Quotes

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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.

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The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned.

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We nourish the bodies of our children and friends and employees, but how seldom do we nourish their selfesteem? We provide them with roast beef and potatoes to build energy, but we neglect to give them kind words of appreciation that would sing in their memories for years like the music of the morning stars.

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Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

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There is one all-important law of human conduct. If we obey that law, we shall almost never get into trouble. In fact, that law, if obeyed, will bring us countless friends and constant happiness. But the very instant we break the law, we shall get into endless trouble. The law is this: Always make the other person feel important.

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If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way.

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If we want to make friends, let's greet people with animation and enthusiasm.

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If you want enemies, excel your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you.

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