A talented trumpeter who toots his own horn winds up playing to an empty theatre. A talented trumpeter who lets others recognize his talent winds up a legend.

Quote by Lisa Edmondson

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He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking.

He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Talent works, genius creates.

Talent works, genius creates.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men...

We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for...

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for...

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged...

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged...

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone...

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone...

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.

Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age.

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

Of all the things I have done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of...

Of all the things I have done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as...

People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as...

Talent is no accident of birth. In today's society a good many people seem to...

Talent is no accident of birth. In today's society a good many people seem to...

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you