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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.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.
Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
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Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
abgeglattet sind.]
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.
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.