Bitter criticism caused the sensitive Thomas Hardy, one of the finest novelists ever to enrich English literature, to give up forever the writing of fiction. Criticism drove Thomas Chatterton, the English poet, to suicide. . . . Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
Dale CarnegieHappiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
Dale CarnegieIf you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.
Dale CarnegieThe only way on Earth to influence other people is to talk about what they want and show them how to get it.
Dale Carnegie