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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.
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 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.]
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.
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.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the read more
The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains
Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate read more
Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary.