A boy who wont stand up for himself bocomes a man who cant stand up to anything.

To me this quote means that if you are a boy who is not strong enough to stand up for yourself, then you cant grow up to be a man. This also means that wont be able to stand up to or for anyone or anything ever. I feel that if you are a boy you should always stand up for yourself, so you wont be known as a punk.

Afghans abhor customs but cherish rules.



To me this means that the Afghans only live by the customs because they have to, but they feel as though the rules are special.