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.

Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.

Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

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.

The question "Who ought to be boss?" is like as "Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?" Obviously, read more

The question "Who ought to be boss?" is like as "Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?" Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

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

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