Martyrdom... is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. George Bernard Shaw
Martyrdom... is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.
'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship. Dr. Thomas Fuller
'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.
Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to carry money without spending it and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even. Ann Landers
Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to carry money without spending it and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.
You cannot go around and keep score. If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you'll find out that you're a very miserable person. God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have. Because if you remember everything that's happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate. Hubert H. Humphrey
You cannot go around and keep score. If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you'll find out that you're a very miserable person. God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have. Because if you remember everything that's happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate.
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with your ability. John Wooden
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with your ability.
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. Robert Half
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. Malcolm S. Forbes
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul. John Randolph
Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul.
The less their ability, the more their conceit. Ahad HaAm
The less their ability, the more their conceit.
It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability.
I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it. Hank Aaron
I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.
If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected. Bill Gates
If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.
Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity. Paul Graham
Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity.
Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as 'suits.' Paul Graham
Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as 'suits.'
Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit. Aristippus
Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit.
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. Baltasar Gracian
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. Abraham Lincoln
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
Ability is sexless. John Henry Newman
Ability is sexless.
I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability. Oscar Wilde
I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability.
I sometimes think that God, in creating man, overestimated His ability. Oscar Wilde
I sometimes think that God, in creating man, overestimated His ability.
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