Saturday, April 7, 2018

Useless Ability

Plutarch says that a traveler at Sparta, standing long upon one leg, said to a Lacedaemonian, "I do not believe you can do as much." "True," said he, "but a goose can."

There are many who have abilities to do greater things who are content to boast of some accomplishment as useless as standing on one leg.

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