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The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her, if she is pretty, and to some one else, if she is plain.
— Oscar Wilde
One's own soul, and the passions of one's friends—those were the fascinating things in life.
— Oscar Wilde
However, I don't propose to discuss politics, sociology, or metaphysics with you. I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
— Oscar Wilde
If a woman wants to hold a man she has merely to appeal to what is worst in him.
— Oscar Wilde
Currently, our minds are devoted to things we do not want. Our positive intentions occupy but a tiny sliver of our minds. The rest is focused on the problems we hope the intentions will eliminate. The majority of our brainpower is devoted to the old beliefs of scarcity, problem relationships, and a God who shoots fire bolts from heaven.
— Pam Grout
Do the nieces come to see her? Oh, yes, now and then, out of a spirit of duty. But they dread these visits. They know they will have to sit and listen for hours to half-veiled reproaches. They will be treated to an endless litany of bitter complaints and self-pitying sighs. And when this woman can no longer bludgeon, browbeat, or bully her nieces into coming to see her, she has one of her "spells." She develops a heart attack.
— Dale Carnegie
Principle 1 - Don't criticize, condemn or complain.
— Dale Carnegie
Why is that true? Because when our friends excel us, they feel important; but when we excel them, they—or at least some of them—will feel inferior and envious.
— Dale Carnegie
No matter how "important" or successful you are, no one is immune to the pleasure of someone taking interest in you as a person
— Dale Carnegie
PRINCIPLE 4 Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
— Dale Carnegie
It was not that I did not love you; it was that I expected too much of youth. I was measuring you by the yardstick of my own years.
— Dale Carnegie
We must first remember that today's relational successes are not measured on the scale of media—which ones to use and how many friends, fans, or followers one can accumulate. They are measured on the scale of meaning. Become meaningful in your interactions and the path to success in any endeavor is simpler and far more sustainable. The reason? People notice. People remember. People are moved when their interactions with you always leave them a little better.
— Dale Carnegie