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The question "Who ought to be boss?" is like as "Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?" Obviously, read more
The question "Who ought to be boss?" is like as "Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?" Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.
A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
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.
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.
To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.
[Fr., C'est une grande habilete que de savoir cacher read more
To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.
[Fr., C'est une grande habilete que de savoir cacher son
habilete.]
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
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.
