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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.
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
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
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.
Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.
Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.
Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.
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.
A Traveller at Sparta, standing long upon one leg, said to a
Lacedaemonian, "I do not believe you can read more
A Traveller at Sparta, standing long upon one leg, said to a
Lacedaemonian, "I do not believe you can do as much." "True,"
said he. "but every goose can."