No man can be good, or great, or happy, except through inward efforts of his own. F. W. Robertson.
No man can be said to have the spirit who does not walk in it, or to be born of the spirit until the spirit is born of him. Ed.
No man can be so entirely a devil as to extinguish in himself the last ray of light. Th. Körner.
No man can become largely rich by his personal toil, but only by discovery of some method of taxing the labour of others. Ruskin.
No man can buy anything in the market with 10 gentility. Lord Burleigh.
No man can, for a length of time, be wholly wretched, if there is not a disharmony (a folly and wickedness) within himself; neither can the richest Crœsus, and never so eupeptic, be other than discontented, perplexed, unhappy, if he be a fool. Carlyle.
No man can force the harp of his own individuality into the people's heart; but every man may play upon the chords of the people's heart, who draws his inspiration from the people's instinct. Kossuth.
No man can gather cherries in Kent at the season of Christmas. Pr.
No man can judge another, because no man knows himself; for we censure others but as they disagree with that humour which we fancy laudable in ourselves, and commend others but for that wherein they seem to quadrate and consent with us. Colton.
No man can learn what he has not preparation 15 for learning, however near to his eyes the object may be. Emerson.