A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall. So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey which catches his heart, which, say what he will, is the highroad to his reason.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.
If you wish to win a man over to your ideas, first make him your friend.
In order to win a man to your cause, you must first reach his heart, the great high road to his reason.