The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

To the very last, he [Napolean] had a kind of idea, that, namely,
of "la carriere ouverte aux talents"--the read more

To the very last, he [Napolean] had a kind of idea, that, namely,
of "la carriere ouverte aux talents"--the tools to him that can
handle them.

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.

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.

Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the
giants themselves.

Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the
giants themselves.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.

The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.