You cannot teach a crab to walk straight.
Aristophanes Aristophanes
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ARISTOPHANES Evil events from evil causes spring.
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ARISTOPHANES They love, they hate, but cannot do without him.
ARISTOPHANES The old are in a second childhood.
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Advanced a stage or two upon that road
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ARISTOPHANES High thoughts must have high language.
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GALILEO You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.
GALILEO You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.
GALILEO GALILEI You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
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