Quote by Frederick Douglass
Mans greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper applic

Mans greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done. – Frederick Douglass

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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get. – Frederick Douglass

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The successful person places more attention on doing the right thing rather than doing things right. – Peter Drucker

A presidents hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right. – Lyndon B. Johnson

Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Things have got to be wrong in order that they may be deplored. – Alfred Whitney Griswold

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