Ability Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.YOU MAY ALSO LIKE ยปIt is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.Growth is the only evidence of life.Calculation never made a hero.To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.