We all live in the hope of pleasing somebody; and the pleasure of pleasing ought to be greatest, and always will be greatest, when our endeavors are exerted in consequence of our duty.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
The art of pleasing consists in being pleased. To be amiable is to be satisfied with one’s self and others.
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English Essayist
Please all, and you will please none.
—Aesop (620–564 BCE) Greek Fabulist
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
—Unknown
If you wish to please people, you must begin by understanding them.
—Charles Reade (1814–84) English Novelist, Playwright
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