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«Persuasion is often more effectual than force.»
Author: Aesop (Author, Fabulist) | Keywords: effectual, persuasion
«To disarm the people (is) the best and most effectual way to enslave them...»
«He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter»
«The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is ... that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.»
«The idealist's program of political or economic reform may be impracticable, absurd, demonstrably ridiculous; but it can never be successfully opposed merely by pointing out that this is the case. A negative opposition cannot be wholly effectual: there must be a competing idealism; something must be offered that is not only less objectionable but more desirable.»
«Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate the sense of the beautiful, is one of the most effectual ways of cultivating an appreciation of the divine goodness.»
«To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace»
«I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, / Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; / That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.»
«Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error.»
«The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it»
Author: William Hazlitt (Writer) | Keywords: effectual