Quotes about Talents

Hire people more for their judgment than for their talents.

You can't ever be your heroes, but you can love their gifts.

We need to have far less confidence in what man can do and far more confidence in what God can do for every believing soul. He longs to have you reach after Him by faith. He longs to have you expect great things from Him. He longs to give you understanding in temporal as well as in spiritual matters. He can sharpen the intellect. He can give tact and skill. Put your talents into the work, ask God for wisdom, and it will be given you.

The importance of little things is underrated just because they are small, but the influence of the little things for good or evil is great. They supply much of the actual discipline of life for every human being. They are part of the training of the soul in the sanctification of all our entrusted talents to God. Faithfulness in the little things in the line of duty makes the worker in God's service reflect more and more the likeness of Christ.—That I May Know Him, p. 331.

You are responsible for the ability which God has given you.

People know when their gifts are being wasted, and this knowledge can eat away at the soul like a cancer. Call me a romantic, but I think most people want to be good for something.

Here's how to determine God's will for your life: Go wherever your gifts will be exploited the most.

If your abilities are only mediocre, modesty is mere honesty; but if you possess great talents, it is hypocrisy.

People are most energized when they are using their strengths toward a bigger purpose

If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.

Life is not about discovering our talents; it is about pushing our talents to the limit and discovering our genius.

Every cult of personality that emphasizes the distinguished qualities, virtues, and talents of another person, even though these be of an altogether spiritual nature, is worldly and has no place in the Christian community; indeed, it poisons the Christianity community.