The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
Interpretation
Avoiding arguments can lead to better outcomes in conversations.
This quote by Dale Carnegie emphasizes the idea that engaging in arguments often leads to more conflict than resolution. By choosing not to participate in unnecessary disputes, one can maintain peace and foster better relationships, highlighting the value of understanding and cooperation over confrontation.
In practice
During a team meeting, instead of arguing over differing opinions, I referenced this quote to suggest we find common ground.
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.
I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
As you find your soul-reservoir of peace, less and less controversy will be able to afflict your life.
The Element is about discovering your self, and you can't do this if you're trapped in a compulsion to conform. You can't be yourself in a swarm.
The cosmic humor is that if you desire to move mountains and you continue to purify yourself, ultimately you will arrive at the place where you are able to move mountains. But in order to arrive at this position of power you will have had to give up being he-who-wanted-to-move-mountains so that you can be he-who-put-the-mountain-there-in-the-first-place. The humor is that finally when you have the power to move the mountain, you are the person who placed it there--so there the mountain stays.
The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.
You've got to be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?
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