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.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the
giants themselves.

Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the
giants themselves.

There is no need to show your ability before everyone.

There is no need to show your ability before everyone.

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

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no read more

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance
of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
[Lat., Illud tamen in primis testandum est, nihil praecepta atque
artes valere nisi adjuvante natura.]

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

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.