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Persuasion |
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Quotations
 | Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. — Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer 52 likes |
 | Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him to make love to him. — Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American actress 13 likes |
 | I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 13 likes |
 | Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 6 likes |
 | A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking. — Philip Sidney, 1554-1586, English poet & courtier 6 likes |
 | The strength of women is not in what they say but in the number of times they say it. — Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright 6 likes |
 | A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth. — John Dryden, 1631-1700, English poet 5 likes |
 | Success is the most convincing talker in the world. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 3 likes |
 | I have always been fond of the West African proverb “Speak softly and carry a big stick”; you will go far. — Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, American President [1901-1909] 3 likes |
 | The finest eloquence is that which gets things done. — David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922] 3 likes |
 | Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading. — Tertullian, 155-240 AD, Berber-Roman Christian author 3 likes |
 | Brain-washing starts in the cradle. — Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer 2 likes |
| Faith is a wondrous thing; it is not only capable of moving mountains, but also of making you believe that a herring is a race horse. — Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer 2 likes |
 | I found that it is easier to convince a crowd than an individual. — Benito Moussolini, 1883-1945, Italian dictator 2 likes |
 | To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth. — Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher 1 likes |
 | We may convince others by our arguments, but we can only persuade them by their own. — Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims 1 likes |
 | Honesty is one part of eloquence. We persuade others by being in earnest ourselves. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 1 likes |
| To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 1 likes |
 | The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. — Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer 1 likes |
 | If something is repeated over and over as obvious, the chances are that it is obviously false. — Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist 1 likes |
 | Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still. — Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer 1 likes |
| Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener — Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer 1 likes |
 | It is so hard to believe because it is so hard to obey. — Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher 1 likes |
 | Convinced myself, I seek not to convince. — Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer 1 likes |
 | I never can resist a touch of the dramatic. — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer 1 likes |
 | He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense. — Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer 1 likes |
 | The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. — Josh Billings, 1818-1885, American humorist 1 likes |
Latin Quotes
 | See and believe. Vide et credere. 41 likes |
 | The final argument of kings. Ultima ratio regum. — Latin motto engraved on the cannons of Louis XIV 20 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Before a crowd, the ignorant are more persuasive than the educated. Του πιθανωτέρους είναι τους απαιδεύτους των πεπαιδευμένων εν τοις όχλοις. — Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 14 likes |
 | When one with honeyed words but evil mind persuades the mob, great woes befall the state. Όταν γαρ ηδύς τις λόγοις φρονών κακώς πείθη το πλήθος, τη πόλει κακόν μέγα. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Orestes 6 likes |
 | Take by persuasion, not by force. Πείσας λαβέ, μη βιασάμενος. — Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 5 likes |
 | For persuasion, reasoning is far stronger than gold. Ισχυρότερος ες πειθώ λόγος πολλαχή γίνεται χρυσού. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 4 likes |
 | Strike, if you will, but hear. Πάταξον μεν, άκουσον δε. — Themistocles, 525-461 BC, Ancient Athenian statesman & soldier 4 likes |
| Persuasion has only one temple, speech. Ουκ έστι Πειθούς ιερόν άλλο πλην λόγος. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian 3 likes |
| I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion Δύο γαρ ήκειν έφη θεούς κομίζων, Πειθώ και Βίαν. — Themistocles, 525-461 BC, Ancient Athenian statesman & soldier 1 likes |
Proverbs
 | Seeing is believing. 4 likes |
