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Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus
keeps his height, even if he read more
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus
keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.
[Lat., Parvus pumilio, licet in monte constiterit; colossus
magnitudinem suam servabit, etiam si steterit in puteo.]
They are able because they think they are able.
[Lat., Possunt quia posse videntur.]
They are able because they think they are able.
[Lat., Possunt quia posse videntur.]
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.
God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
A Traveller at Sparta, standing long upon one leg, said to a
Lacedaemonian, "I do not believe you can read more
A Traveller at Sparta, standing long upon one leg, said to a
Lacedaemonian, "I do not believe you can do as much." "True,"
said he. "but every goose can."
Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
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.
