As is our confidence, so is our capacity. -Hazlitt, William
Quotes :
- "An orator can hardly get beyond commonplaces:… "An orator can hardly get beyond commonplaces: if he does he gets beyond his hearers." - William Hazlitt
- Die Lebenskunst besteht darin zu wissen, wie man… Die Lebenskunst besteht darin zu wissen, wie man sich an wenigem erfreut und vieles erträgt. William Hazlitt
- "They told us, ‘You don’t have the… "They told us, ‘You don't have the capacity, you lack the technical ability and the moral fiber' ... I wanted folks to respect me for my ability and not the happenstance of my birth. If you want respect, you have to give respect." - Charles McGee
- "Having once decided to achieve a certain task,… "Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense." - Arthur Helps