[zeroca]

Dear Guille!

I’ll think over your variant above, but as you noticed, logical construction of all first sayings consists of two actions (two predicates):
-Look (1) before you leap (2).
-Divide (1) and rule (2).
So, logical construction of changed sayings, i.e. results, generally consists of four actions:

-Look (1) before you leap (2), but having leapt (3) never look back (4).
----English existing variant.

Divide (1) and rule (2), but unite (3) and reign (4).
----My favorite variant.

I’ll site several sayings below:
-Never try to prove (1) what nobody doubts (2), but always try to prove (3) just the opposite of what nobody doubts (4).
----My favorite variant.

Russian saying - analog to English one: make haste slowly:
-Go slowly (1) and you will find (2) yourself further.

Modification, which I heard from academician Kvesitadze, but never asked, whose it was:
-Go slowly and you will find yourself further from the point of destination. (This one is meant for joke)

If you can’t (1) have the best (2), do (3) the best, of what you have (4).
----English existing variant.

Also, I’d like to change the title (“Influence skills” - unsuccessful one) of this thread for “Skills of influence”.
Please, do it.
Regards,
zeroca.

P.s. I offer my variants:
-Use contact in the fight, but keep distance before fight;
-Use contact in the fight, but always avoid fight;
For joke:
-Use contact in the fight in order to be delivered the more strong blow, it will surely be more useful to you.