“This curious world we inhabit is more wonderful than convenient; more beautiful than it is useful; it is more to be admired and enjoyed than used.”
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“Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or grasshopper in front of the fish and said: "Wouldn't you like to have that?"
Why not use the same common sense when fishing for people?”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
Why not use the same common sense when fishing for people?”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
“Ideas on earth were badges of friendship or enmity. Their content did not matter. Friends agreed with friends, in order to express friendliness. Enemies disagreed with enemies, in order to express enimity.”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions
“You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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