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Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
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Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
abgeglattet sind.]
We shall generally find that the triangular person has got into
the square hole, the oblong into the triangular, read more
We shall generally find that the triangular person has got into
the square hole, the oblong into the triangular, and a square
person has squeezed himself into the round hole.
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."
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.
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.
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.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
Everyone must row with the oars he has.
You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.
You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.