His Skill Quotes

25 quotes by 23 authors

God left the world unfinished for man to work his skill upon. He left the electricity still in the cloud, the oil still in the… — George MacDonald
In old age our bodies are worn-out instruments, on which the soul tries in vain to play the melodies of youth. But because the instrument… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Too often in the past, we have thought of the artist as an idler and dilettante and of the lover of arts as somehow sissy… — John F. Kennedy
Between the amateur and the professional . . . there is a difference not only in degree but in kind. The skillful man is, within… — Bernard DeVoto
My other brother, the Lord Lucas, who was heir to my father's estate, and as it were the father to take care of us all,… — Margaret Cavendish
We look at a painting to know the painter; it's his company we are after, not his skill. — James Whistler
If America is the land of opportunity, a country where perseverance and hard work is rewarded by recognition, then an illegal harbors the opposite ambitions.… — Bella Pollen
In arguing too, the parson own'd his skill, For e'en though vanquish'd he could argue still; While words of learned length and thundering sound Amaz'd… — Oliver Goldsmith
Each typeface is a piece of history, like a chip in a mosaic that depicts the development of human communication. Each typeface is also a… — Will Burtin
The reverence that the object maker has for the materials, for the shape, and for the miracle of his skill transcends to God, the Master… — Sam Maloof
The pleasure of work is open to anyone who can develop some specialised skill, provided that he can get satisfaction from the exercise of his… — Bertrand Russell
God left the world unfinished for man to work his skill upon. He left the electricity in the cloud, the oil in the earth. He… — Thomas S. Monson
When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he… — Zhuangzi
The power of a man increases steadily by continuance in one direction. He becomes acquainted with the resistances and with his own tools; increases his… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
She sent him a warm and gentle wind, and Lord Odysseus was happy as he set his sails to catch the breeze. He sat beside… — Homer
The devil tempts us not--'tis we tempt him, Reckoning his skill with opportunity. — George Eliot
The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he… — Henry Ford
Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what… — Isaac Newton
Halt regarded him. He loved Horace like a younger brother. Even like a second son, after Will. He admired his skill with a sword and… — John Flanagan
Christians belive in a sovereign God who never says "Oops". We believe that all our days ... are divine strokes on the canvas of our… — John Piper

Who Wrote These His Skill Quotes

23 authors contributed a total of 25 His Skill Quotes as follows: