Talking BusinessRonald Press Company, 1919 - 526 pages |
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... facts , simply be- cause the man with the facts cannot present his facts readily enough to overcome the opposition . It is often with im- potent exasperation that a person having the knowledge sees some fallacious conclusion accepted ...
... facts , simply be- cause the man with the facts cannot present his facts readily enough to overcome the opposition . It is often with im- potent exasperation that a person having the knowledge sees some fallacious conclusion accepted ...
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... fact is , nevertheless , that very few business men have given any systematic attention , hitherto , to language and its relation to their own success . In the first place , language is so close to us that we fail to appreciate either ...
... fact is , nevertheless , that very few business men have given any systematic attention , hitherto , to language and its relation to their own success . In the first place , language is so close to us that we fail to appreciate either ...
Page viii
... fact that there are shrewd individuals in every circle who are doing this very thing in their various ways ... facts are on the contrary that : 1. Honesty viii INTRODUCTORY.
... fact that there are shrewd individuals in every circle who are doing this very thing in their various ways ... facts are on the contrary that : 1. Honesty viii INTRODUCTORY.
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John Mantle Clapp. The facts are on the contrary that : 1. Honesty of purpose in speaker or writer has no relation ... fact . They think that they " found it out for themselves " or were convinced by the merits of the case . " The part ...
John Mantle Clapp. The facts are on the contrary that : 1. Honesty of purpose in speaker or writer has no relation ... fact . They think that they " found it out for themselves " or were convinced by the merits of the case . " The part ...
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... fact . Talking is so much a matter of course that we fail to study it . We " learn to talk " in childhood merely by imitation and throughout life we continue to use our power of speech almost automatically . Once in a while we wake up ...
... fact . Talking is so much a matter of course that we fail to study it . We " learn to talk " in childhood merely by imitation and throughout life we continue to use our power of speech almost automatically . Once in a while we wake up ...
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Page 7 - But by his clear-grained human worth, And brave old wisdom of sincerity ! They knew that outward grace is dust ; They could not choose but trust In that sure-footed mind's unfaltering skill, And supple-tempered will That bent like perfect steel to spring again and thrust.
Page 210 - Then Apollyon espying his opportunity began to gather up close to Christian, and wrestling with him gave him a dreadful fall. And with that Christian's sword flew out of his hand. Then said Apollyon,
Page 211 - It is not enough in a situation of trust in the commonwealth, that a man means well to his country ; it is not enough that in his single person he never did an evil act, but always voted according to his conscience, -and even harangued against every design which he apprehended to be prejudicial to the interests of his country.
Page 282 - The Professor at the Breakfast Table and The Poet at the Breakfast Table are less successful variations of The Autocrat.
Page 217 - I propose is that you shall go to work 'tooth and nail' for somebody who will give you money for it. Let father and your boys take charge of things at home, prepare for a crop, and make the crop, and you go to work for the best money wages, or in discharge of any debt you owe, that you can get — and to secure you a fair reward for your labor I now promise you that for every dollar you will, between this and the first of...
Page 41 - Head erect and squarely to the front, chin drawn in so that the axis of the head and neck is vertical; eyes straight to the 'front. Weight of the body resting equally upon the heels and balls of the feet.
Page 16 - To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak : I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
Page 180 - There must be no sagging back in the fight for Americanism merely because the war is over. There are plenty of persons who have already made the assertion that they believe the American people have a short memory and that they intend to revive all the foreign associations which most directly interfere with the complete Americanization of our people. Our principle in this matter should be absolutely simple. In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here...
Page 41 - Heels on the same line and as near each other as the conformation of the man permits.
Page 258 - We are fighting Germany because she sought to terrorize us and then to fool us. We could not believe that Germany would do what she said she would do upon the seas. We still hear the piteous cries of children coming up out of the sea where the Lusitania went down. And Germany has never asked forgiveness of the world.