Quotes about Kindness
Instead of condemning people, let's try to understand them. Let's try to figure out why they do what they do. That's a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. 'To know all is to forgive all.
— Dale Carnegie
Why will doing a good deed every day produce such astounding effects on the doer? Because trying to please others will cause us to stop thinking of ourselves: the very thing that produces worry and fear and melancholia.
— Dale Carnegie
So the sun went behind a cloud, and the wind blew until it was almost a tornado, but the harder it blew, the tighter the old man clutched his coat to him. Finally, the wind calmed down and gave up, and then the sun came out from behind the clouds and smiled kindly on the old man. Presently, he mopped his brow and pulled off his coat. The sun then told the wind that gentleness and friendliness were always stronger than fury and force.
— Dale Carnegie
Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Every day do a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.
— Dale Carnegie
Kaiser into a staunch friend, imagine what humility and praise can do for you and me in our daily
— Dale Carnegie
Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down.
— Dale Carnegie
You can be cured in fourteen days if you follow this prescription. Try to think every day how you can please someone.
— Dale Carnegie
Seven Rules For Making Your Home Life Happier • Rule 1: Don't nag. • Rule 2: Don't try to make your partner over. • Rule 3: Don't criticize. • Rule 4: Give honest appreciation. • Rule 5: Pay little attentions. • Rule 6: Be courteous. • Rule 7: Read a good book on the sexual side of marriage.
— Dale Carnegie
One of his favourite quotations was 'Judge not, that ye be not judged.
— Dale Carnegie
PRINCIPLE 1—Become genuinely interested in other people. PRINCIPLE 2—Smile. PRINCIPLE 3—Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language. PRINCIPLE 4—Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. PRINCIPLE 5—Talk in terms of the other person's interests. PRINCIPLE 6—Make the other person feel important-and do it sincerely.
— Dale Carnegie
Let's remember that the only way to find happiness is not to expect gratitude, but to give for the joy of giving.
— Dale Carnegie
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.
— Dale Carnegie