Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no read more

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
[Lat., Illud tamen in primis testandum est, nihil praecepta atque
artes valere nisi adjuvante natura.]

Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.

Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.

To the very last, he [Napolean] had a kind of idea, that, namely,
of "la carriere ouverte aux talents"--the read more

To the very last, he [Napolean] had a kind of idea, that, namely,
of "la carriere ouverte aux talents"--the tools to him that can
handle them.

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

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

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

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

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.