How to Win Friends and Influence People

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.

The others had been trying to sell me on their service, but one let me sell myself. That organisation won.

The modest way in which I propos’d my opinions procur’d them a readier reception and less contradiction;

The sun then told the wind that gentleness and friendliness were always stronger than fury and force.

‘In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.’

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 goodwill.

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

‘Many persons call a doctor when all they want is an audience.’

One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.