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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
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
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no read more
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
[Lat., Illud tamen in primis testandum est, nihil praecepta atque
artes valere nisi adjuvante natura.]
There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to read more
There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
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.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
Behind every able man, there are always other able men.