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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.
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.]
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.
If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to give that attention to a read more
If there be anything that can be called genius, it consists chiefly in ability to give that attention to a subject which keeps it steadily in the mind, till we have surveyed it accurately on all sides.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
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.]
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
