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

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

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural read more

I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.

A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.

A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.

The carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.

The carpenter is not the best who makes more chips than all the rest.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

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.

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