"It is not the flowing water that changes, but the standing water. Some don't take a step unless you prod them; and sometimes the cause lies not in the stupidity of the mind—their minds can be shrewd—but in the weakness of it.
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Author
Baltasar GraciánAll Translations
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English
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It is not the flowing water that changes, but the standing water. Some don't take a step unless you prod them; and sometimes the cause lies not in the stupidity of the mind—their minds can be shrewd—but in the weakness of it.
"Romanian
"Nu apa curgătoare se alterează, ci cea stătătoare. Unii nu fac niciun pas dacă nu-i îmboldești; și, uneori, cauza stă nu în prostia minții - mintea le poate fi perspicace - ci în slăbiciunea ei."