Relationships
499 quotes: 79 by Keith Craft, 420 from other voices.
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- A friend to all is a friend to none.
- A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.
- A knife is sharpened on stone, steel is tempered by fire, but men must be sharpened by men.
- A man is known by the company he keeps.
- A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
- A man's own good-breeding is the best security against other people's ill-manners.
- A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.
- A relationship becomes easier when you realize that you don't have to be the one at fault to be the one who's sorry.
- A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.
- A sign of mental health is to be glad when others achieve, and to rejoice with them.
- A single leaf working alone provides no shade.
- A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy.
- A small unkindness is a great offence.
- A stiff apology is a second insult.
- A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.
- Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.
- All doubt is cowardice — all trust is brave.Edward Bulwer-LyttonSourced
- All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.
- Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
- Along with intellectual curiosity, we need interpersonal curiosity. Taking an interest in other people is the beginning of empathy.
- Always associate yourself with people who are better than you.
- Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others
- An apology is the super glue of life. It can repair just about anything.
- And if we try to influence or elevate others, we shall soon see that success is in proportion to their belief of our belief in them. The respect of another is the first restoration of the self-respect a man has lost; our ideal of what he is becomes to him the hope and pattern of what he may become.
- Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
- As ships meet at sea a moment together, when words of greeting must be spoken, and then away upon the deep; so men meet in this world; and I think we should cross no man's path without hailing him, and if he needs giving him supplies.
- As we grow as unique persons, we learn to respect the uniqueness of others.
- Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong.
- Associate with men of good judgment; for judgment is found in conversation. And we make another man's judgment ours by frequenting his company.
- Associate with those who will make a better man of you.
- Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your own Reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad Company.
- At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.
- Authenticity without boundaries is careless. Authenticity without empathy is selfish.
- Be a good listener...It makes the person who's speaking to you feel loved,cared for and worthy of being heard.
- Be careful and do not lightly condemn the actions of others. We must consider the intention of our neighbor, which is often good and pure, although the act itself seems blameworthy.
- Be careful who you get advice from. I get advice from people who are where I want to be.
- Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their opinions, their values, and their habit of interpreting events.
- Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
- Be hearty in your approbation and lavish with praise.
- Be intentional to add value to every person you meet everyday.