Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

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.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

They are able because they think they are able.

They are able because they think they are able.

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

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

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.