The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there read more

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.

Behind every able man, there are always other able men.

Behind every able man, there are always other able men.

Is it men or women who work the
most in slaughterhouses?
Is it men or women who are
most involved read more

Is it men or women who work the
most in slaughterhouses?
Is it men or women who are
most involved in domestic battering?
Is it men or women who commit
the most rapes?
Is it men or women who
vote for the most executions?
Is it men or women who promote
war, vote for war, kill in war?
Is it men or women who as
'talk show hosts' allow no talk?
Is it men or women who
are more often pedophiles?
Is it men or women who torture
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Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.