Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.
Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.
Weakness is something we don't like to admit we have. We hold it against people, until we experience it, and then we feel more compassion for it.
Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.
It is in men as in soils where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not.
To be weak, and to know it, is something of a punishment for a proud man.
It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.
To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports us - when we succeed, it betrays us.
We all can relate to people's weaknesses. We might put up a facade that everything is perfect but none of us are. When we see that weakness in somebody else, we understand or give ourselves a little bit of leeway.
How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?
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