Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.

Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.

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.

Everyone must row with the oars he has.

Everyone must row with the oars he has.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can read more

Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can make up for the want of natural abilities.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

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.

I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.