Quote#Wisdom
Man has been called the reasoning animal but he could with greater…
Quote byWalter Dill Scott · 1869–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Theory of Advertising, 1903, p. 59.
English (original)
Man has been called the reasoning animal but he could with greater truthfulness be called the creature of suggestion. He is reasonable, but he is to a greater extent suggestible.
— Walter Dill Scott
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