- China has become the world leader in electric cars, surpassing the US, India, Germany, and Japan.- The country’s rapid automotive revolution has led to the abandonment of early electric car models, such as the Changan Eado.- Chinese drivers now have a wide range of electric car models to choose from, including affordable micro-cars and luxury vehicles.- China’s shift towards electric cars was driven by concerns over oil dependence and air pollution caused by internal combustion engines.

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- The Chinese government invested in local EV manufacturers and stimulated demand by buying electric buses and taxis.- By sustainably supporting these companies, China has been able to become the dominant player in the electric car market.- China’s success in electric cars has been driven by a combination of market forces and government support.

The Government involvement

- China has become the world's leading EV manufacturer, despite exporting fewer than 375,000 cars annually in 2015.- The pollution caused by the rapid increase in car ownership led the Chinese government to advocate for EVs as a solution.- EVs also offered a significant opportunity for the Chinese economy, which relies on greater amounts of low-cost labor, to compete with high-end automakers in Germany and Japan.- Chinese automakers are now producing hundreds of models of EVs for consumers, including the BYD Han and the Hongguang Mini.

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Everything should bow and submit to our kings - except our intelligence. My reason was not made for bending and bowing, my knees were.

We should not only examine what each one says,  but what are his opinions and what grounds he has for holding them.

When the soul is without a definite aim she gets lost;  for, as they say, if you are everywhere you are nowhere.

Define your aim

A father is wretched indeed if he can only hold the love of his children - if you can call it love - by making them dependent on his help.We should make ourselves respected for our virtues and our abilities and loved for our goodness and gentlemanliness.

Being A Father

If you ask my opinion it is quite untrue that authority is firmer or more stable when it relies on force than when it is associated with affection.I condemn all violence in the education of tender minds which are being trained for honour and freedom.In rigour and constraint there is always something servile, and I hold that you will never achieve by force what you cannot achieve by reason, intelligence and skill.

Don't use violence 

For the perfect friendship which I am talking about is indivisible: each gives himself so entirely to his friend that he has nothing left to share with another: on the contrary he grieves that he is not two-fold,  three-fold or four-fold and that he does not have several souls,  several wills,  so that he could give them all to the one he loves

The Perfect Friendship

It cannot matter to me what the religion of my doctor or my lawyer is: that consideration has nothing in common with the friendly services which they owe it to me. And in such commerce as arises at home with my servants I act the same way. I make few inquiries about the chastity of my footman: I want to know if he is hardworking. I am less concerned by a mule driver who gambles than by one who is an idiot or by a cook who swears than by one who is incompetent. It is not my concern to tell the world how to behave(plenty of others do that) but how I behave in it.

Facta, non verba

For just as a weight placed on a balance must weight down, so the mind must yield to clear evidence. The more empty a soul is and the less furnished with counterweights, the more easily its balance will be swayed under the force of its first convictions.

Keeping the balance

He who have never actually seen a river, the first time he did so took it for the ocean, since we think that the biggest things that we know represent the limits of what Nature can produce in that speciesJust as a river may not be all that big, but seems huge to a man who has never seen a bigger one, so, too for the biggest tree or biggest man; and the biggest of any kind which we know is considered huge by us.

The Limitations of Human Perception

Vainglory and curiosity are the twin scourges of our souls. The former makes us stick our noses into everything, the latter forbids us to leave anything unresolved or undecided

Twins Of Our Souls

Whenever we meet opposition, we do not look to see if it is just but how we can get out of it, rightly or wrongly. Instead of welcoming arms we stretch out our claws. I can put up with being roughly handled by my friends: ‘You are an idiot! You are raving!’ Among gentlemen I like people to express themselves heartily, their words following wherever their thought lead. We ought to toughen and fortify our ears against being seduced by the sound of polite words.

Open To Hear Opposite Opinions

I welcome truth, I fondle it, in whosoever hand I find it; I surrender to it cheerfully, welcoming it with my vanquished arms as soon as I see it approaching it from afar.

Welcoming Truth

I take such pleasure in being judged and known that it is virtually indifferent to me which of the forms it takes. My thought so often contradicts and condems itself that is all one to me if someone else does so, seeing that I give to his refutation only such authority as I please. But I fall out with someone who is to high-handed, like one man I know that laments the fact that he gave you advice if you do not accept and takes as an insult if you shy at following it.

Free From Judgement

It is impossible to argue in good faith with a fool. Not only my judgement is corrupted at the hands of so violent a master, so is my sense of right or wrong. Our quarrels ought to be outlawed and punished as are other verbal crimes. Since they are always ruled and governed by anger, what vices do they not awaken and pile up on each other? First we feel enmity for the arguments and then for the men. In debating we are taught merely how to refute arguments, the results of each side’s refuting the other is that the fruit of our debates is the destruction and annihilation of the truth.

Arguing With A Fool

What greater victory do you want to teach your enemy that he cannot stand up to you? Get the better of him by your argument and the winner is the truth; do so by your order and style, then you are the winner!

The Greatest Victory

I do not mean that nobody should make indictments unless he is spotless; if that were so no one would make them. What I mean is that when our judgement brings a charge against another man over a matter then in question, it must not exempt us from an internal judicial inquiry. It is a work of charity for a man who is unable to weed out a defect in himself to try, nevertheless, to weed it out in another in whom the seedling may be less malignant and stubborn.

Judge Yourself Before Judging Others

There is no pleasure, however proper, which does not become a matter of reproach when excessive and intemperate.But, seriously though, is not man a wretched creature? Because of his natural attributes he is hardly able to taste one single pleasure pure and entire: yet he has to go and curtail even that by argument; he is not wretched enough until he has increased his wretchedness by art and assiduity.

Pleasure

Human wisdom is stupidly clever when used to diminish the number and sweetness of such pleasures as do belong to us, just as she employs her art with diligence and fitness when she bring command cosmetics to our ills and makes us feel them less

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From the 100-part Penguin Great Ideas series comes a rumination on relationships, courtesy of one of the most influential French Renaissance philosophers. Michel de Montaigne was the originator of the modern essay form; in these diverse pieces he expresses his views on friendship, contemplates the idea that man is no different from any animal, argues that all cultures should be respected, and attempts, by an exploration of himself, to understand the nature of humanity. Penguin Great Ideas: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war, and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked, and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them. Now Penguin Great Ideas brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals, and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Other titles in the series include Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and Charles Darwin's On Natural Selection.

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From the 100-part Penguin Great Ideas series comes a rumination on relationships, courtesy of one of the most influential French Renaissance philosophers.   Michel de Montaigne was the originator of the modern essay form; in these diverse pieces he expresses his views on friendship, contemplates the idea that man is no different from any animal, argues that all cultures should be respected, and attempts, by an exploration of himself, to understand the nature of humanity. Penguin Great Ideas: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war, and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked, and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them. Now Penguin Great Ideas brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals, and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Other titles in the series include Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and Charles Darwin's On Natural Selection.

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🗣️Start With A Hook

Make sure your story is specific and relatable to your listener. This can be done by using examples, analogies, and other techniques to make the story more vivid and memorable

📝Be specific and relatable

Engage the listener by asking them questions and involving them in the story. This could include inviting them to share their own experiences or asking them what they would do in a similar situation.

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Finish the story by inviting the listener to take the next step. This could be scheduling a meeting, signing a contract, or taking any other action that will move the sale forward. By using these tips, you can effectively use storytelling to engage your prospects and increase your sales.

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Cicero acknowledges that there are many good people we come in contact with in our lives we call our friends , be they business associates, neighbours, or any matter of  acquaintances. But he makes a key distinction between these common and quite useful friendships and those rare friends we bind ourselves to on a much deeper level. These special friendships are necessarily rare, because they require so much time and investment in ourselves. But these are the friends that deeply change our lives, just as we change theirs.

1. There are different kinds of friendships

People of poor moral character can have friends, but they can be only friends of utility for the simple reason that real friendship requires trust, wisdom, and basic goodness. Tyrants and scoundrels can use each other, just as they can use good people, but ba people can never find real friendship in life.

2. Only good people can be friends

We have to be deliberate about forming our friendships if for no other reason than that they can be very messy and painful to end if we found out the friends was not the person we thought.We should take our time, move slowly, and discover what lies deep in a person's heart before we make the investment of self that true friendship requires.

3. We should choose our friends with care

No one can thrive in isolation. Left on our own, we will stagnate and become unable to see ourselves as we are. A true friend will challenge you to become better because  he/she appreciates the potential inside you.

4. Friends make you a better person

No one is sweeter friend than someone who has been with you from the beginning. But don't limit yourself to the companions of youth, whose friendship may have been based on interests you no longer share. Always be open to new friendships, including those with younger people. Both you and they will be the richer for it.

5. Make new friends, but keep the old 

Friends will always tell you what you need to hear, not what you want them to say. There are plenty of people in the world who will flatter you for their own purposes, but only a real friend-or an enemy- will risk your anger by telling the truth. And being a good person yourself, you should listen to your friends and welcome what they have to say.

6. Friends are honest with each other

Cicero acknowledges that there are practical advantages to friendship- advice, companionship, support in difficult times-but at its heart true friendship is not a business relationship. It doesn't seek repayment, and it doesn't keep score.

7. The reward of friendship is friendship in itself 

A friend will risk much fo another, but not honor. If a friend asks you to lie, cheat, or do something shameful, consider carefully if that person is who you really thought he was. Since friendship is based on goodness, it cannot exist when evil is expected of it.

8. A friend never asks another friend to do something wrong

Friendships from youth will not be the same in old age-nor should they be. Life changes all of us with time, but the core values and qualities that drew us to friends in years past can survive the test of time. And like fine wine, the best of friendships will improve with age.

9. Friendships can change over time

Or as Cicero says: "Suppose a god carried you far away to a place where  you were granted an abundance of every material good nature could wish for, but denied the possibility of ever seeing a human being. Wouldn't you have to be as hard as iron to endure that sort of life? Wouldn't you, utterly alone, lose every capacity for joy and pleasure?"

10. Without friends, life is not with living

No man should neglect his duties because of personal inconvenience, only acceptable if your illness prevents you

Duties

Without virtue friendship cannot exist

Virtue

"Indulgence get us friends, but truth gets us hatred" Truth can indeed be troublesome if it brings about hatred, which is poison to friendship; but much worse is the kind of indulgence and aquiescence that allows a friend to rush headlong into destructive behaviour.However, the worst sin of all is to spun the truth and allow flattery to drive you to ruin.

Indulgence, Flattery and Truth

We should keep flattery, that handmaid of vice, at distance.Flattery is unworthy not only of a friend, but any free person, living with a friend shouldn’t be like living with a tyrant.

Flattery, a handmaid vice

When you receive an advise, the only thing you should be bothered is by what you’ve done wrong and not by the fact that you’re being criticised.

Kill your ego

Offer your corrections with kindness, not harshly, and take them patiently, not with reluctance.

Kindness and Patience

To love means that you care for another without putting your needs or advantages first.

Meaning of Love

We should be able to endure any pain that is brief, no matter how terrible. And friendship, aside from virtue, is the greatest thing we can find in life.

Endure Pain

These ideas are important because it teaches you how to become a better friend, a better sibling etc. It makes you a better version of yourself.

A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician and philosopher Cicero offers a compelling guide to finding, keeping, and appreciating friends. With wit and wisdom, Cicero shows us not only how to build friendships but also why they must be a key part of our lives. For, as Cicero says, life without friends is not worth living. Filled with timeless advice and insights, Cicero’s heartfelt and moving classic—written in 44 BC and originally titled De Amicitia—has inspired readers for more than two thousand years, from St. Augustine and Dante to Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Presented here in a lively new translation with the original Latin on facing pages and an inviting introduction, How to Be a Friend explores how to choose the right friends, how to avoid the pitfalls of friendship, and how to live with friends in good times and bad. Cicero also praises what he sees as the deepest kind of friendship—one in which two people find in each other “another self” or a kindred soul. An honest and eloquent guide to finding and treasuring true friends, How to Be a Friend speaks as powerfully today as when it was first written.

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A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician and philosopher Cicero offers a compelling guide to finding, keeping, and appreciating friends. With wit and wisdom, Cicero shows us not only how to build friendships but also why they must be a key part of our lives. For, as Cicero says, life without friends is not worth living. Filled with timeless advice and insights, Cicero’s heartfelt and moving classic—written in 44 BC and originally titled De Amicitia—has inspired readers for more than two thousand years, from St. Augustine and Dante to Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Presented here in a lively new translation with the original Latin on facing pages and an inviting introduction, How to Be a Friend explores how to choose the right friends, how to avoid the pitfalls of friendship, and how to live with friends in good times and bad. Cicero also praises what he sees as the deepest kind of friendship—one in which two people find in each other “another self” or a kindred soul. An honest and eloquent guide to finding and treasuring true friends, How to Be a Friend speaks as powerfully today as when it was first written.

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