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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.
'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.
'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
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.
A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
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.]
They are able because they think they are able.
They are able because they think they are able.
You are a devil at everything, and there is no kind of thing in
the 'versal world but what read more
You are a devil at everything, and there is no kind of thing in
the 'versal world but what you can turn your hand into.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
I shut my eyes in order to see.