Behind every able man, there are always other able men.

Behind every able man, there are always other able men.

Every person is responsible for all the good with the scope of
his abilities, and for no more, and read more

Every person is responsible for all the good with the scope of
his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell whose sphere is
the largest.
- Gail Hamilton (pseudonym of Mary Abigail Dodge),

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.

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.

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there read more

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.

A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men
have got into the round read more

The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men
have got into the round holes, and the round into the square.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.