If one expects and will only accept the answer one desires, the spirit of truth remains illusive and finds no place to abide in that man. Desire rules expectation and expectation rules acceptance; all these have collaborated with will and will has two companions, both, called choice.
— Papi Proverb 397
The mind, which absolves itself from political process and outcome, must adhere to higher resolve; conclusiveness belongs to the cycles of divine providence.
Just as gold does not exist in every stream searched, understanding is not present in all men. For the contents of a stream, seen or unseen, are gathered and posited there by operative forces.
— Papi Proverb 541
It is only the fool that has not seen where his journey has led that says he would not have changed a thing.
Contributed © 1972-2025 · byPapi.com
