Dale Carnegie - Praise Quotes

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Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders. Make the fault easy to correct. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest.

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I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?

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Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellow the warm sunshine of praise.

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Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.

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Let us praise even the slightest improvement. That inspires the other person to keep on improving.

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Let's cease thinking of our accomplishments, our wants. Let's try to figure out the other man's good points. Then forget flattery. Give honest, sincere appreciation. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise, and people will cherish your words and treasure them and repeat them over a lifetime - repeat them years after you have forgotten them.

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