By nature all men are alike, but by education very different.
Chinese.
235.
Whilom, ere youth’s conceit had waned, methought
Answers to all life’s problems I had wrought;
But now, grown old and wise, too late I see
My life is spent, and all my lore is nought.
Omar Khayyām.
236.
Weak men gain their object when allied with strong associates: the brook reaches the ocean by the river’s aid.