Dale Carnegie on Gratitude Quotes

"Forget flattery. Give honest, sincere appreciation. This is one of the most important principles of human relations."

"The audience is not a monster to be feared, but a collection of individuals waiting to be interested."

"Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success."

"Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope, for our life is what our thoughts make it."

"Give honest, sincere appreciation. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise."

"Count your blessings—not your troubles!"

"Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone’s face."

"If you have made a mistake, admit it quickly and emphatically; this disarms your opponent and clears the air immediately."

"Instead of worrying about ingratitude, let’s expect it. Let’s remember that Jesus healed ten lepers in one day—and only one thanked Him."

"Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people."

"When we have a gold mine in our own backyard, why should we expect someone else to give us a handful of silver?"

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

"Let us stop worrying about the things we haven't got and start being thankful for the things we have got."

"I have found that the people who are the most successful are those who are the most grateful for the opportunities they have received."

"Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it."

"The rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage."

"If you are worried, ask yourself what is the worst that could happen, accept it if necessary, and then calmly proceed to improve upon the worst."

"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."

"To convince others, you must first be convinced yourself; your own belief is the strongest argument."

"Let the other person feel that the idea is theirs; they will have more faith in it than if you try to force it down their throat."

"Let’s try to figure out the other person’s good points. Then forget flattery. Give honest, sincere appreciation."

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

"Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession."

"If you and I don’t tell our families and friends how much we appreciate them, how can we expect them to be grateful?"

"A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. Sincere appreciation is the foundation of commerce."

"We are all more or less in the same boat. We all have something to be thankful for if we only look for it."

"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."

"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living."

"Expecting gratitude is a recipe for heartache; instead, give for the joy of giving and let that be your reward."

"Our thoughts make us what we are. If we think happy thoughts, we will be happy."

"A smile costs nothing but creates much. It enriches those who receive without impoverishing those who give."

"Today I will be happy. I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires."

"If you want to find happiness, find it in your heart."