“The king is the man who can.” Thomas Carlyle’s bold statement reminds us that true ability shines when we act. These quotes celebrate the courage, persistence, and decisive energy that transform potential into real power. ✨

He that has long legs travels fast. ~ Arab Proverb

Aptitude found in the understanding is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely. ~ Samuel Coleridge

Whenever we do what we can, we immediately can do more. ~ James Freeman Clarke

It is our duty to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist. ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. ~ Laurence J. Peter

Ability has nothing to do with opportunity. ~ Napoléon Bonaparte

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. ~ John Henry Newman

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. ~ John Wooden

The average person puts only 25% of his energy into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50%... and stands on its head for those souls who devote 100%. ~ Andrew Carnegie

Few people are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application. ~ Calvin Coolidge

The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. ~ Edward Gibbon

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. ~ Stevie Wonder

Ability is a poor man's wealth. ~ M. Wren

What one cannot, another can. ~ William Davenant

The abilities in your core are waiting for you to make them real. ~ Chalk Simons