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Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, read more
Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness.
What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness.
The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak.
The greatest weakness of all is the great fear of appearing weak.
But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear.
But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear.
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
The strength of women is the pretense of weakness, and the weakness of men is the pretense of strength
The strength of women is the pretense of weakness, and the weakness of men is the pretense of strength