There are some things people can do to change and some things they cannot do - character can be formed, but temperament is given. And the strong who cannot bend are just as much to be pitied as the weak who cannot stiffen. (Sydney J. Harris)

There are some things people can do to change and some things they cannot do - character can be formed, but temperament is given. And the strong who cannot bend are just as much to be pitied as the weak who cannot stiffen.

Sydney J. Harris

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