Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

You are a devil at everything, and there is no kind of thing in
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You are a devil at everything, and there is no kind of thing in
the 'versal world but what you can turn your hand into.

Behind every able man, there are always other able men.

Behind every able man, there are always other able men.

When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, read more

When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

We rate ability in men by what they finish, not by what they attempt

We rate ability in men by what they finish, not by what they attempt

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.

There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.

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

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