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He should also remember, so far as the matter of ability is concerned, that other men are likely to be much better judges of his capacity than he is himself.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “He should also remember, so far as the matter of ability is concerned, that other men are likely to be much better…”
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Hoar emphasizes that others are often better judges of a person's abilities than the individual themselves.
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