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> [Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henry-patterson/before-you-try-to-convince-anyone-else-be-sure-you-are-convinced-and/)

[John Henry Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henry-patterson/)

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## More by John Henry Patterson

> [Nothing in business is so valuable as time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henry-patterson/nothing-in-business-is-so-valuable-as-time/)

[John Henry Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henry-patterson/)

> [An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henry-patterson/an-executive-is-a-person-who-always-decides-sometimes-he-decides/)

[John Henry Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henry-patterson/)

> [Before you try to convince anyone else, be sure you are convinced, and if you cannot convince yourself, drop the subject.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henry-patterson/before-you-try-to-convince-anyone-else-be-sure-you-are-convinced-and/)

[John Henry Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henry-patterson/)

> [To survive, men and business and corporations must serve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henry-patterson/to-survive-men-and-business-and-corporations-must-serve/)

[John Henry Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henry-patterson/)

> [It is only those who do not know how to work that do not love it. To those who do, it is better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henry-patterson/it-is-only-those-who-do-not-know-how-to-work-that-do-not-love-it-to/)

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> [If you plan your work, you will not find yourself standing on the corner wondering where to go next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henry-patterson/if-you-plan-your-work-you-will-not-find-yourself-standing-on-the/)

[John Henry Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henry-patterson/)

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