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Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.
'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.
Read my little fable:
He that runs may read.
Most can raise the flowers now,
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Read my little fable:
He that runs may read.
Most can raise the flowers now,
For all have got the seed.
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.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
There is no need to show your ability before everyone.
There is no need to show your ability before everyone.
For as our modern wits behold,
Mounted a pick-back on the old,
Much farther off, much further read more
For as our modern wits behold,
Mounted a pick-back on the old,
Much farther off, much further he,
Rais'd on his aged Beast, could see.
The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without read more
The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.
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.]