“There is no man living who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.”
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American industrialist
“A man will always promise to do more than he can do to a woman he cannot understand.”
— Philippa Gregory, book The White Queen
Source: The White Queen
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Source: Inés of My Soul
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