“Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.”
“To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.”
“You are God's agents in the care of children He has entrusted to you. Let His divine influence remain in your hears as you teach and persuade.”
“It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree but smiles.”
“La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas."("The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.")”
“it does not often happen that the interference of friends will persuade a young man of independent fortune to think no more of a girl.”