Relationships
499 quotes: 79 by Keith Craft, 420 from other voices.
Other voices on Relationships
- We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.
- We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. brothers or perish together as fools.
- We ought to help one another by our advice, and yet more by our good example.
- We say we exchange words when we meet; what we exchange is souls.
- We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
- We should be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of the best light.
- We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
- Were we as eloquent as angels, we would please some men, some women, and some children much more by listening than by talking.
- What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
- What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
- Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in his life when he has one too few.
- Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.
- When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.
- When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
- When people talk listen completely. Don’t be thinking what you’re going to say. Most people never listen.
- When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is over.
- When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are
- When they see that you love them, and seek their good, they will the more easily trust you.
- When thou wishest to give thyself delight, think of the excellencies of those who live with thee; the energy of one, the modesty of another, the liberal kindness of a third.
- When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
- When you approach a man, you should think not about how he can help you, but how you might serve and help him.
- When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.
- When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time
- When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
- When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts.
- When you receive great advice from a mentor, don’t just send a thank you note the next day. Send another the following month or the following year. The passage of time shows deeper gratitude and more lasting impact.
- Whenever you make a commitment to another person, you create hope. When you keep that commitment, you create trust.
- Who is honored? He who honors others
- Who you spend time with is who you become.
- Who you surround yourself with is who you become.
- Wilt thou know thyself, see how others do; wilt thou understand others, look into thine own heart.
- Win hearts, and you have all men's hands and purses.
- Without respect, love cannot go far or rise high: it is an angel with but one wing.
- Wouldst thou have men speak good of thee? speak good of them.
- You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.
- 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.
- You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
- You can't be everything to everybody, but you can be everything to somebody. Don't lose the ones you love trying to please the world
- You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.
- You have to water the flowers you want to grow.