The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends. (William Hazlitt)

The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends.

William Hazlitt

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