We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.


upon being told he had a good head for business, p. 378. - Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 (2010)

Mark Twain Quotes

We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.

We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.

We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.

We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.