carlton smith
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carlton smith
Dr. Arthur I. Gates said in his splendid book Educational Psychology: “Sympathy the human species universally craves. The child eagerly displays his injury; or even inflicts a cut or bruise in order to reap abundant sympathy. For the same purpose adults … show their bruises, relate their accidents, illness, especially details of surgical
... See moreDale Carnegie • How To Win Friends and Influence People
The best we can do is attempt to share the collective knowledge of today in ways that feel honest, generous, and timeless. We need to retain something of the personal, of the human—of the original private triumph of failure.
Willa Köerner • A Personal Philosophy of Shared Knowledge
When we are right, let’s try to win people gently and tactfully to our way of thinking, and when we are wrong—and that will be surprisingly often, if we are honest with ourselves—let’s admit our mistakes quickly and with enthusiasm.
Dale Carnegie • How To Win Friends and Influence People
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”
— William G.T. Shedd
