I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural read more

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural 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.

Read my little fable:
He that runs may read.
Most can raise the flowers now,
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Read my little fable:
He that runs may read.
Most can raise the flowers now,
For all have got the seed.

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.

Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way,
ought to give us ground to presume ability.

Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way,
ought to give us ground to presume ability.

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.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

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.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.