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The hardest people to convince they are at retirement age are children at bedtime.

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Thoughts do not convince, but motivate. Feelings do not motivate, but convince. www.english-slang.com

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[work on] also [work upon] {v.} 1. Have an effect on; influence. * /Some pills work on the nerves and make people feel more relaxed./ 2. To try to influence […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sit up for

[sit up for] {v. phr.} To wait until after the usual bedtime for someone's return. * /Mrs. Smith always sits up for her two daughters, no matter how late it […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

children should be seen and not heard

[children should be seen and not heard] A command issued by adults to children ordering them to be quiet and not to interrupt. - A proverb. * /Your children should […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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