A genius can't be forced; nor can you make an ape an alderman.

Quote by Thomas Somerville

Topics: Ability Quotes, Funny Quotes

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

Only those who have to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do...

The ability to relate and to connect, sometimes in odd and yet striking fashion, lies...

The ability to relate and to connect, sometimes in odd and yet striking fashion, lies...

Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than...

Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than...

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.

Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it...

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it...

If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve...

If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve...

Everyone excels in something in which another fails.

Everyone excels in something in which another fails.

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with...

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should have accomplished with...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one...

The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one...

The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do...

The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do...

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

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

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.

Young people don't know what age is, and old people forget what youth was.