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.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Everyone must row with the oars he has.

Everyone must row with the oars he has.

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

There is no need to show your ability before everyone.

There is no need to show your ability before everyone.

When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, read more

When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.