Unjust criticism is usually disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealously and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks a dead log.
What is the answer to this fatigue? Relax! Relax! Relax! Learn to relax while you are doing your work!
Don’t ask a man what is important to him. Watch how he spends his time.
Obviously, circumstances alone do not make us happy or unhappy. It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings. Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven is within you. That is where the kingdom of hell is, too.
The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned.
The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success.
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?
If your own mind is muddled, much more will the minds of your hearers be confused.
You can’t get anywhere in this world without wanting to do something.
By all means take thought for the tomorrow, yes, careful thought and planning and preparation. But have no anxiety.
People support a world they helped create.
If you must make a mistake, make a new one each time.
There is a reason why the other person thinks and acts as they do. Ferret out that reason – and you have the key to their actions, perhaps to their personality. Try honestly to put yourself in his place.
The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.
Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature.
If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
In fact, merely writing the facts on a piece of paper and stating our problem clearly goes a long way toward helping us to reach a sensible decision.
The difference between a grave and a rut are the dimensions.
Do the very best you can.
Happiness is largely an attitude of mind, of viewing life from the right angle.