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The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant's
shoulders to mount on.
The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant's
shoulders to mount on.
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.
Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.
The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none read more
Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell whose sphere is the largest.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
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.
Ability is a poor man's wealth.
Ability is a poor man's wealth.
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.