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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.]
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men
have got into the round read more
The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men
have got into the round holes, and the round into the square.
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
Read my little fable:
He that runs may read.
Most can raise the flowers now,
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Read my little fable:
He that runs may read.
Most can raise the flowers now,
For all have got the seed.
