Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

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

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

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus
keeps his height, even if he read more

A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus
keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.
[Lat., Parvus pumilio, licet in monte constiterit; colossus
magnitudinem suam servabit, etiam si steterit in puteo.]

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.

Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can read more

Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can make up for the want of natural abilities.

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, read more

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

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

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.