The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.
BEN JONSON
BEN JONSON
Ben Jonson on persuade
Ben Jonson198 quotes“The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel, are the opinion of his honesty, and the opinion of his wisdom; the authority of those two will persuade.”
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
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Alan LewisAlan Lewis I don’t think there’s any one definition, but to do effective political work you have to have vision and practicality, and learn how to persuade people that what you feel needs to be done does need to be done.
Alan CranstonAlan Cranston No one understood better than Stalin that the true object of propaganda is neither to convince nor even to persuade.
Alan BullockAlan Bullock It takes time and trouble to persuade ourselves that the things we want to do are the things we ought to do.
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