Quote by Lord Chesterfield
He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with

He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. – Lord Chesterfield

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The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed; if thrown away, their loss is irrevocable. – Lord Chesterfield

Category:
Carpe Diem
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Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. – Lord Chesterfield

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Business
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Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Persuasion

That which we do not believe, we cannot adequately say; even though we may repeat the words ever so often. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Persuasion

More flies are caught with honey than with vinegar. – Proverb

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Persuasion

Those that will not hear must be made to feel. – Proverb

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Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. – Henry Ford

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