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There Is Something That Is Much More Scarce, Something Finer Far, Something Rarer Than Ability. It Is The Ability To Recognize Ability. The Sternest Comment That Can Be Made Against Employers As A Class Lies In The Fact That Men Of Ability Usually Succeed In Showing Their Worth In Spite Of Their Employer, And Not With His Assistance And Encouragement.

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Elbert Hubbard

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There Is Something That Is Much More Scarce, Something Finer Far, Something Rarer Than Ability. It Is The Ability To Recognize Ability. The Sternest Comment That Can Be Made Against Employers As A Class Lies In The Fact That Men Of Ability Usually Succeed In Showing Their Worth In Spite Of Their Employer, And Not With His Assistance And Encouragement.

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