The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability

Quote by William Feather

Topics: Ability Quotes, Ambition Quotes, Tragedy Quotes

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but...

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but...

Few of us get anything without working for it.

Few of us get anything without working for it.

Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age.

Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age.

If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and...

If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and...

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying...

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying...

An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.

An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we...

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we...

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

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

If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and...

If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and...

Business is like a wheelbarrow-it stands still until someone pushes it.

Business is like a wheelbarrow-it stands still until someone pushes it.

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies...

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies...

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.

Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no...

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no...

Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal...

Most of us regard good luck as our right, and bad luck as a betrayal...

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to...

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to...

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.

Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.

Wealth flows from energy and ideas.

Wealth flows from energy and ideas.

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to...

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to...