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Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.
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.
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus
keeps his height, even if he read more
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus
keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.
[Lat., Parvus pumilio, licet in monte constiterit; colossus
magnitudinem suam servabit, etiam si steterit in puteo.]
God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.
God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
For as our modern wits behold,
Mounted a pick-back on the old,
Much farther off, much further read more
For as our modern wits behold,
Mounted a pick-back on the old,
Much farther off, much further he,
Rais'd on his aged Beast, could see.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
