The desire to be important.
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
"The greatest asset I possess, and the best way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement." - Schwab
Flattery is counterfeit, and like counterfeit money, it will eventually get you into trouble if you pass it to someone else.
The difference between appreciation and flattery? One is sincere and the other is insincere. One comes from the hear out; the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish; the other is selfish. One is universally admired; the other universally condemned.
"Flattery is telling the other person precisely what the things about himself."
"Use what language you will you can never say anything but what you are." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Appreciation is the legal tender that all souls enjoy.
Honest appreciation got results where criticism and ridicule failed.
"Every man I met is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him." - Emerson
Let's cease thinking of our accomplishments, our wants. Let's try to figure out the other person's good points. Then forget flattery, give honest, sincere appreciation.
Principle 2: Give honest and sincere appreciation.
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