People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others.
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People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others.
It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.
As humans, we're so easily persuaded. We join this cause or that cause, and suddenly the other thing is wrong.
Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself.
In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
It is psychological law that whatever we desire to accomplish we must impress upon the subjective or subconscious mind.
One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.
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