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You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself.
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself.
Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot.
Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot.
Man is not the enemy here, but the fellow victim.
Man is not the enemy here, but the fellow victim.
A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If read more
A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If his own prowess fails to compare with theirs, at least it has an air of greatness about it.
Men are easy to get but hard to keep.
Men are easy to get but hard to keep.
A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them, and he patiently suffers much read more
A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them, and he patiently suffers much for them; but he becomes impatient if he is required to give them up
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.
Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.
A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so read more
A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.
A man with a grain of faith in God never loses hope, because he ever believes in the ultimate triumph read more
A man with a grain of faith in God never loses hope, because he ever believes in the ultimate triumph of Truth
