A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.

A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.

God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, read more

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

Our chief want in life is somebody who shall make us do what we can.

The carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.

The carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.

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.

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

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

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.