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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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“Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.”
“Let the other person save face.”
“By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.”
“Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires.”
“Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.”
“Talk in terms of the other person's interests.”
“If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.”
“Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.”
“Criticisms are like homing pigeons. They always return home.”
“Success in dealing with people depends on sympathetic grasp of the other person's viewpoint.”