Whether you are dealing with an animal or a child, to convince is to weaken.

Qu'il s'agisse d'une bete ou d'un enfant, convaincre c'est affaiblir.

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Colette. Le Pur et l'impur and Ces Plaisirs [The Pure and the Impure and These Pleasures]. J. Ferenczi & fils, 1932, ch. 9.

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Colette. The Pure and the Impure. NYRB Classics, 2000, ch. 9.

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A quote by Colette about persuasion: “Whether you are dealing with an animal or a child, to convince is to weaken.”

A quote by Colette about persuasion: “Whether you are dealing with an animal or a child, to convince is to weaken.”

A quote by Colette about persuasion: “Whether you are dealing with an animal or a child, to convince is to weaken.”