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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.
'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.
'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.
There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there read more
There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.
We rate ability in men by what they finish, not by what they attempt
We rate ability in men by what they finish, not by what they attempt
Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.
Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
Ability is of little account without opportunity.
A Dwarfe on a Gyants shoulder sees further of the two.
[A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees farther read more
A Dwarfe on a Gyants shoulder sees further of the two.
[A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees farther of the two.]
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it
Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.
Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.