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The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you read more
The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.
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.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
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.]
Life has been compared to a race, but the allusion improves by observing, that the most swift are usually the read more
Life has been compared to a race, but the allusion improves by observing, that the most swift are usually the least manageable and the most likely to stray from the course. Great abilities have always been less serviceable to the possessors than moderate ones.
There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to read more
There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve 'em in a trice;
As if Divinity read more
He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve 'em in a trice;
As if Divinity had catch'd
The itch, on purpose to be scratched.
