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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
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
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.
The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant's
shoulders to mount on.
The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant's
shoulders to mount on.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
The carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.
The carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.
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.
If they try to rush me, I always say, I've only got one other speed and it's slower.
If they try to rush me, I always say, I've only got one other speed and it's slower.