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How to Win Friends and Influence People Quotes

20 of the best book quotes from How to Win Friends and Influence People
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“When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.”
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“Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.”
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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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“Success is getting what you want.. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
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“Our thoughts make us what we are.”
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“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”
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“Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”
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“Even god doesn’t propose to judge a man till his last days, why should you and I?”
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“Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.”
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“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
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“It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”
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“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
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“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.”
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“No matter what happens, always be yourself.”
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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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“Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.”
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“If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don’t want to be. ”
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“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ”
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“Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.”
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“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.”
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