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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.
Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can read more
Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can make up for the want of natural abilities.
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no read more
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
[Lat., Illud tamen in primis testandum est, nihil praecepta atque
artes valere nisi adjuvante natura.]
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our read more
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.
When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, read more
When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.
But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting
salvation: ye shall be ashamed nor confounded world read more
But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting
salvation: ye shall be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
This is the way the world ends ... Not with a bang but with a whimper.
This is the way the world ends ... Not with a bang but with a whimper.
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
