The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
[Fr., Les merchants sont toujours surpris de trouver read more

The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
[Fr., Les merchants sont toujours surpris de trouver de
l'habilete dans les bons.]

There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to read more

There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

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.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, read more

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

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 carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.

The carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.

The single most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up and walk away from the read more

The single most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up and walk away from the table without a deal