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A classic self-help book offering practical advice on building relationships, influencing others, and achieving success through positive social interactions.
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“Once I did bad and that I heard ever. Twice I did good, but that I heard never.”
“Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.”
“Let the other person save face.”
“Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it.”
“Your smile is a messenger of your goodwill.”
“A barber lathers a man before he shaves him.”
“Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself.”
“you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry”
“We are gods in the chrysalis.”
“Always avoid the acute angle.”
“By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.”
“Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy.”
“Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature.”
“Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.”
“There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors.”
“Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.”
“So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener.”
“Talk in terms of the other person's interests.”