Remember that the people you are talking to are a hundred times more interested in themselves and their wants and problems than they are in you and your problems.

Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.

A barber lathers a man before he shaves him.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest steppingstones to success. No other element can do so much for a man if he is willing to study them and make capital out of them. Look backward. Can't you see where your failures have helped you?

Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.

Don't fuss about trifles. Don't permit little things-the mere termites of life-to ruin your happiness.

One of the worst features about worrying is that it destroys our ability to concentrate. When we worry, our minds jump here and there and everywhere, and we lose all power of decision. However, when we force ourselves to face the worst and accept it mentally, we then eliminate all those vague imaginings and put ourselves in a position in which we are able to concentrate on our problem.