You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

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Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest response.
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To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.
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Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.
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If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.
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