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Ability is of little account without opportunity.

» John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) American business magnate and philanthropist

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.

» Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) German philosopher['Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung']

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.

» Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) Dutch humanist and theologian

The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live.

» François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French Writerand philosopher

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

» Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American naturalist, poet and philosopher, abolitionist

The question ''Who ought to be boss?'' is like as ''Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?'' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.

» Henry Ford (1863-1947) American industrialist

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.

» Anonymous (-)

To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.

» Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832) British clergyman, sportsman and author [well known for his eccentrities]

Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.

» Francis Bacon (1561-1626) British statesman and philosopher

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

» George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright, critic, political activist

It is all one to me if a man comes from Sing Sing Prison or Harvard. We hire a man, not his history.

» Henry Ford (1863-1947) American industrialist

People are so constituted that everybody would rather undertake what they see others do, whether they have an aptitude for it or not.

» Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, novelist and dramatist

God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.

» Anonymous (-)

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

» Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) American editor, publisher, and author of the mora

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

» François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French Writerand philosopher

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

» Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American naturalist, poet and philosopher, abolitionist

Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right!

» Henry Ford (1863-1947) American industrialist

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.

» Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, novelist and dramatist

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