Dale Carnegie on Depression Quotes

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage."

"Unjust criticism is often a disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealousy and envy."

"When life hands you a sour situation, do not despair; instead, use your ingenuity to turn that lemon into lemonade."

"It is impossible to be worried and depressed while you are busy doing something that requires active planning and thinking."

"A man without a smiling face must not open a shop."

"Ask yourself: What is the worst that can possibly happen? Prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst."

"Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember 'Life is too short to be little'."

"Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope."

"You cannot truly win an argument, for if you lose, you lose, and if you win by crushing the other person's ego, you have still lost the relationship."

"Letting the other person save face is a vital skill; we should never trample on the feelings of others just to get our way."

"Success in dealing with people depends on a sympathetic grasp of the other person's viewpoint alongside your own."

"Two men looked out from prison bars, one saw the mud, the other saw stars."

"Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude."

"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

"Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have."

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today."

"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep."

"Every day is a new life to a wise man."

"Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving."

"The best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today."

"Don't cross your bridges until you come to them."

"Count your blessings—not your troubles!"

"Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment."

"About ninety percent of the things in our lives are right and about ten percent are wrong. If we want to be happy, all we have to do is to concentrate on the ninety percent that are right."

"Keep busy. The worried person must lose himself in action, lest be wither in despair."

"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."

"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."

"Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire?"

"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."

"Shut the iron doors on the past and the future. Live in day-tight compartments."

"Cooperate with the inevitable."

"Rest before you get tired."

"You can sing 'Home Sweet Home' even if you are living in a tent."