"The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes."

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"The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes."

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"Ability without honor is useless."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

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"The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered."

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"Those who can't, try: those who can, don't have to."

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"Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

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"You are capable of great deeds."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"We are all capable of being great dreamers."

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"If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored."

Dean Koontz, American Author

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"I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my desire to act and my ability to support myself together. I'd run through the possibilities in Washington, so that meant moving to New York."

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"After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty."

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"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."

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