“Mas se caza con miel, que con hiel” (literally, “One hunts better with honey than with ice.”)
Mother
It rhymes in Spanish and it means that you get more out of people if you are ‘sweet’ rather than through force or being rude. My mom sounded like a broken record with this quote....
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“Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.”
Archbishop Desmond Tutu ― South African cleric/Theologian/Anti-apartheid activist
Anger is not a bad thing. Nor is frustration. It is the actions taken in the name of those emotions that are often unproductive. These actions can instead be realized opportunities to improve oneself—learn more,...
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“By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.”
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) ― Writer/Lecturer
There are better ways than to fight. A drop of honey can catch more flies than a gallon of gall.
“Negotiate whenever possible but seek high shared value for both parties.”
Tim Vogus ― Professor, Vanderbilt University
I enjoyed negotiating before I took Prof. Vogus’ Negotiation class, but I did not realize the importance of each party getting shared value out of the negotiation. I also learned about how many things are...
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