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Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
A career is born in public -- talent in privacy.
A career is born in public -- talent in privacy.
He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable.rn
He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable.rn
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a read more
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me.
Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life
Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life
I don't want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.
I don't want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.
It takes little talent to see clearly what lies under one's nose, a good deal of it to know in read more
It takes little talent to see clearly what lies under one's nose, a good deal of it to know in which direction to point that organ.
A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.
A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.