He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve 'em in a trice;
As if Divinity read more

He could raise scruples dark and nice,
And after solve 'em in a trice;
As if Divinity had catch'd
The itch, on purpose to be scratched.

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.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

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.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. read more

All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. The fight to the finish spirit is the one... characteristic we must posses if we are to face the future as finishers.

Life has been compared to a race, but the allusion improves by observing, that the most swift are usually the read more

Life has been compared to a race, but the allusion improves by observing, that the most swift are usually the least manageable and the most likely to stray from the course. Great abilities have always been less serviceable to the possessors than moderate ones.