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Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the
giants themselves.
Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the
giants themselves.
The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without read more
The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.
I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural read more
I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.
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.
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.
There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.
There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.
A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.
A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.