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Human Relations Quotes

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Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

– William Hazlitt

They say marriages are made in heaven, but so are thunder and lightning.

– Clint Eastwood

There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.

There are two phrases that are not used enough: Thank you and I’m sorry. The statement Love means never having to say you’re sorry from the movie Love Story is one of the most ridiculous statements to ever make it into the mainstream.

There is a big difference between thinking: “I’m in a relationship and something’s wrong. Therefore something must be wrong with the relationship.” and thinking “I’m in a relationship and we’ve got problems. This is evidence that you are different than me.”

The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that is the essence of inhumanity.

– George Bernard Shaw

The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.

– Frank C. Ross

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

– Mahatma Gandhi

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

– Mahatma Gandhi

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

– Norman Vincent Peale

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

– Samuel Johnson

The surest way to knock a chip off a fellow’s shoulder is by patting him on the back.

The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.

The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what you receive; it’s what you share.

The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them.

– George Bernard Shaw

The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

– Theodore Roosevelt

The most important thing a father can do for his children is love their mother.

The more I meet people, the more I start liking my Dog.

The key to understanding others is to first understand yourself.

The inherent preferences of organizations are clarity, certainty and perfection. The inherent nature of human relationships involves ambiguity, uncertainty, and imperfection. How one honors, balances, and integrates the needs of both is the real trick of feedback.

– Richard Pascale and Anthony Athos

The key to a long and healthy marriage is that, honestly, there’s nothing worth fighting about.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

– Blaise Pascal

The greatest good we can do for others is not to share our riches but to reveal theirs.

The greatest need of every human being is the need for appreciation.

The formula for a successful relationship is simple : Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities, but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.

– Quentin Crisp

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one.

The effective team leader acknowledges individual differences, and challenges the team to meet as many individual needs as possible while achieving the team’s goals.

The entire sum of existence is the magic of being needed by just one person.

The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated

– William James

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