You lock tight all the approaches to your inner self, every avenue is closed to him.

Your magnetism and your helpfulness are thus cut off, and the conversation is perfunctory, mechanical, and without life or feeling.
You must bring your listener close to you, must open your heart wide, and exhibit a broad free nature, and an open mind.

You must be responsive, so that he will throw wide open every avenue of his nature and give you free access to his heart of hearts.
If a man is a success anywhere, it ought to be in his personality, in his power to express himself in strong, effective, interesting language.

He should not be obliged to give a stranger an inventory of his possessions in order to show that he has achieved something.

A greater wealth should flow from his lips, and express itself in his manner.
No amount of natural ability or education or good clothes, no amount of money, will make you appear well if you use poor English..