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People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.
People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.
Ability is a poor man's wealth.
Ability is a poor man's wealth.
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus
keeps his height, even if he read more
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus
keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.
[Lat., Parvus pumilio, licet in monte constiterit; colossus
magnitudinem suam servabit, etiam si steterit in puteo.]
You are a devil at everything, and there is no kind of thing in
the 'versal world but what read more
You are a devil at everything, and there is no kind of thing in
the 'versal world but what you can turn your hand into.
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.