Famous Ability Quotes

'Tis skill not strength that governs a ship.
-- Thomas Fuller

A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain, a colossus keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.
-- Seneca

A Dwarfe on a Gyants shoulder sees further of the two.
-- George Herbert

A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.
-- Homer

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.
-- William Feather

A Traveller at Sparta, standing long upon one leg, said to a Lacedaemonian, I do not believe you can do as much. True, said he. but every goose can.
-- Plutarch

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
-- John Henry Newman

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.
-- John Henry Newman

Ability is a poor man's wealth.
-- M Wren

Ability is of little account without opportunity.
-- Napoleon Bonaparte

Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
-- Casey Stengel

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
-- John Wooden

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
-- Malcolm S Forbes

Ability wins us the esteem of the true men, luck, that of the people.
-- La Rochefoucauld

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

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
-- Sam Rayburn

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
-- Bertrand Russell

As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
-- James A Froude

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.
-- James Anthony Froude

Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
-- Chinese Proverb