“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
“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
“You can't win an argument. You can't because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
“Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
“If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
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