Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.
The most difficult secret for a man to keep is his own opinion of himself.
There are things which a man is afraid to tell even to himself, and every decent man has a number of such things stored away in his mind.
A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.
The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.
Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.
Man can embody truth but he cannot know it.
A man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself - like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks.
Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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