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Talent8 quotes
The man of talent is like the marksman who hits a mark the others cannot hit; the man of genius is like the marksman who hits a mark they cannot even see. — Arthur Schopenhauer · 1819Hide not your Talents, they for Use were made: “What’s a Sun-Dial in the Shade?” — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest. — Sextus Propertius · 24 BCI agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. — Thomas Jefferson · 1813Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1790Genius is of no country. — Charles Churchill · 1761All 8 quotes →Genius2 quotes
The man of talent is like the marksman who hits a mark the others cannot hit; the man of genius is like the marksman who hits a mark they cannot even see. — Arthur Schopenhauer · 1819Genius is of no country. — Charles Churchill · 1761Character1 quote
Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1790Modesty1 quote
Hide not your Talents, they for Use were made: “What’s a Sun-Dial in the Shade?” — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Natural inequality1 quote
I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. — Thomas Jefferson · 1813Virtue1 quote
I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. — Thomas Jefferson · 1813Vocation1 quote
Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest. — Sextus Propertius · 24 BCWork1 quote
Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest. — Sextus Propertius · 24 BC