“A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.” Edit: This means that people may know that smoking is bad for them, but they will need to live

“A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.” Edit: This means that people may know that smoking is bad for them, but they will need to live it for themselves to truly accept it. Most advice my parents gave me was very good, but I did not follow it because I wanted the freedom to make my own choices. Many years later I ended up arriving at the same conclusions they suggested on my own. I ended up wasting time, but I was more comfortable accepting their advice as good.