Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul

Quote by John Randolph

Topics: Ability Quotes

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money.

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money.

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if...

I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if...

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality.

I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The...

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The...

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

Ability is a poor man's wealth.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

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

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

Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no...

Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no...

Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit

Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...

Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my...

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my...

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities -...

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities -...

I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it...

I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it...

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 express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.