YOU CAN’T
WIN AN
ARGUMENT
HOW TO WIN PEOPLE
TO YOUR
WAY OF THINKING
STORY TIME After world war 1 in London
,the writer was a manager for
Sir Ross Smith. During war, Sir
Ross been the Australian ace
out in Palestine shortly after
peace was declare. He
astonished the world by flying
halfway around it in 30 days.
No feet had been attempted
before. The Australian
government awarded him
50000 dollars , King of
England knighted him. He was
the most talked – about man
under Union Jack. I was
attending banquet one night
in Sir Ross’s honor. During
dinner, the man sat next to
me told a humors story which
Hinged on quotation” There’s a “Yes, of course” he replied,” Hamlet,
divinity that shapes our ends , act five , scene two. But we will
rough-hew them how we will.” guests my dear Dale. Why prove to
The raconteur said that the a man he is wrong? Is that going to
quotation from the Bible. He was make him like you? Why not let him
wrong. I was positively confident. save his face? He didn’t ask your
There couldn’t be slightest doubt opinion. Avoid the acute the angle.”
about it. To get feeling of It taught me a lesson. I not only
importance, I appointed myself as made the storyteller uncomfortable
unwelcome committee to correct but also my friend in embarrassing
him. He stuck to his guns. situation.
My old friend , Frank Gammond was
seated at my left. Both of us
devoted years to study of
Shakespeare. My friend listened and
said “Dale , You are wrong and the
gentleman is right. “
On the way home I said to Mr
Gammond “ Frank , You knew that
the quotation from Shakespeare.”
DALE
CARNEGIE
If you
win
You lose