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Ability quotes

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“I try all things; I achieve what I can.” Herman Melville, “Moby-Dick” - 1851

“You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.” Samuel Butler, “The Note-Books of Samuel Butler” - 1912

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” - 1998

“I think I could, if I only know how to begin.” Lewis Carroll, “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” - 1865

“It was not lack of ability that limited my people, but lack of opportunity.” Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom” - 1995

“Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.” Francis Bacon, “The Essays of Francis Bacon” - 1597

“What a weary time those years were—to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability.” Charles Bukowski, “Ham on Rye” - 1982

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youth knowledge poverty desire power beginning opportunity faith democracy choice try achievement self delight studies

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J. K. Rowling (1)
Lewis Carroll (1)
Herman Melville (1)
Nelson Mandela (1)
Francis Bacon (1)
Samuel Butler (1)
Charles Bukowski (1)

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
Moby-Dick (1)
Long Walk to Freedom (1)
The Essays of Francis Bacon (1)
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1)
Ham on Rye (1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1)