An argument would have begun to steam and boil and sputter - and you know how arguments end. Even if I had convinced him that he was wrong, his pride would have made it difficult for him to back down and give in.
Interpretation
Arguments often escalate due to pride, making resolution difficult.
This quote by Dale Carnegie highlights the futility of arguments fueled by pride. It suggests that even when one party is proven wrong, their inherent pride often prevents them from conceding defeat, leading to unresolved conflicts and further escalation instead of understanding and resolution.
In practice
In a discussion on effective conflict resolution, one might use this quote to illustrate the destructive power of pride.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
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.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
The only way a woman can ever reform a man is by boring him so completely that he loses all possible interest in life.
I think when one becomes very close to another person, it can mean loving and intimacy, but on the other hand, there's also the danger of one destructing another under the name of love. I think that is the scariest thing for me in various relationships.
The UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world. I hope it remains strong, robust and united.
"Don't you want to join us?" I was recently asked by an acquaintance when he ran across me alone after midnight in a coffeehouse that was already almost deserted. "No, I don't," I said.
It was darkly rumoured that the butler, regarding him with favour such as that stern man had never shown before to mortal boy, had sometimes mingled porter with his table beer to make him strong.
Just because something is unspoken doesn't mean that it disappears.
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