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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.
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.
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
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.]
Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.
Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.
The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
[Fr., Les merchants sont toujours surpris de trouver read more
The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
[Fr., Les merchants sont toujours surpris de trouver de
l'habilete dans les bons.]
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.
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.
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.