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Frank Robert Vivelo

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Description:In the eighteenth century the fourth Earl of Chesterfield wrote hundreds of didactic letters to his son and others that provided advice for succeeding in society and progressing in one’s career. They taught how to make a favorable impression on others, how to flatter and seduce, in order to win over others to one’s side and effectively use them to achieve one’s objectives.From their first publication to the present, the contents of the letters were considered scandalous. Samuel Johnson said they taught the "morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." Though Johnson's famous pronouncement is an inaccurate and unfair characterization of Chesterfield's advice, his biased opinion of the letters has largely prevailed for over two centuries.In reality, Lord Chesterfield advocated a strict morality that condemned lying, rudeness, cheating, corruption, vanity, idleness, ridiculing others, and vulgarity. In their place, he recommended good manners, respect for the beliefs and opinions of others, propriety, generosity, charity, eloquence, grace, amiability, good humor, self-control, common sense, and the Golden Rule to woo others, win their hearts, and advance one’s own agenda.What Chesterfield had to teach is still worth learning by anyone wishing to turn social interaction to advantage—to manipulate interpersonal relations, favorably impress others, and thereby climb to the top of the heap. But how many of us are willing to wade through four hundred letters to get at Chesterfield’s lessons?The purpose of this little book, therefore, is to encapsulate the teachings of Chesterfield in a series of presentations—mimicking his letters—that is accessible and easily understood by today's readers. Advice on similar topics is extracted from several letters, brought together, given headings, and arranged where possible in point-by-point format. The intent is to repackage Chesterfield's advice for today’s readers, not to alter it.The result is a remarkably substantive volume of useful information, engagingly presented, that should be standard reading for anyone seeking social and professional advancement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Getting What You Want from Others: A New Collection of Lessons for Success from Lord Chesterfield. To get started finding Getting What You Want from Others: A New Collection of Lessons for Success from Lord Chesterfield, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 80

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Verlaine Publishing

Release: 2013

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Description: In the eighteenth century the fourth Earl of Chesterfield wrote hundreds of didactic letters to his son and others that provided advice for succeeding in society and progressing in one’s career. They taught how to make a favorable impression on others, how to flatter and seduce, in order to win over others to one’s side and effectively use them to achieve one’s objectives.From their first publication to the present, the contents of the letters were considered scandalous. Samuel Johnson said they taught the "morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing-master." Though Johnson's famous pronouncement is an inaccurate and unfair characterization of Chesterfield's advice, his biased opinion of the letters has largely prevailed for over two centuries.In reality, Lord Chesterfield advocated a strict morality that condemned lying, rudeness, cheating, corruption, vanity, idleness, ridiculing others, and vulgarity. In their place, he recommended good manners, respect for the beliefs and opinions of others, propriety, generosity, charity, eloquence, grace, amiability, good humor, self-control, common sense, and the Golden Rule to woo others, win their hearts, and advance one’s own agenda.What Chesterfield had to teach is still worth learning by anyone wishing to turn social interaction to advantage—to manipulate interpersonal relations, favorably impress others, and thereby climb to the top of the heap. But how many of us are willing to wade through four hundred letters to get at Chesterfield’s lessons?The purpose of this little book, therefore, is to encapsulate the teachings of Chesterfield in a series of presentations—mimicking his letters—that is accessible and easily understood by today's readers. Advice on similar topics is extracted from several letters, brought together, given headings, and arranged where possible in point-by-point format. The intent is to repackage Chesterfield's advice for today’s readers, not to alter it.The result is a remarkably substantive volume of useful information, engagingly presented, that should be standard reading for anyone seeking social and professional advancement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Getting What You Want from Others: A New Collection of Lessons for Success from Lord Chesterfield. To get started finding Getting What You Want from Others: A New Collection of Lessons for Success from Lord Chesterfield, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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