“Knowing that you possess a talent is half the battle in mastering it.”
Source: Time War (1974), Chapter 12, “The Metal Brain” (p. 128)
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“Just knowing that such states exist, that is, having symbols for them, is half the battle.”
Music, Mind, and Meaning (1981)
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“You get him out and half the battle is won.”
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Pseudolus, Act I, scene 5, line 37
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“Insult not another for his want of a talent you possess: He may have others which you want.”
The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)
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Context: Do not imagine that it is less an accident by which you find yourself master of the wealth which you possess, than that by which this man found himself king.