No, ability is never useless. If you have a talent, a skill, or training for a type of work or activity and you wish to pursue that, you use that talent, skill, or training every chance you get. Even if, at the time, there seems to be no opportunity, you use it for volunteer work, any kind of job that's in a related field or with a company where you can be exposed to opportunities that will lead you to where you want to go. If you practice your ability in any public setting while earning your living doing what you can get, you will be in a better position to know when the opportunity arises. Even if you never earn your living pursuing your ability, it isn't useless. You can use it for family, friends, or charity or even for your own personal satisfaction.
Napolian Bonapart
Napoleon quoted "Ability is nothing without opportunity" in 1796, in a letter to his brother Joseph. This quote emphasizes the importance of combining talent with the right circumstances for success.
Congress had it, but without the ability to levy taxes it was useless
Not necessarily "useless", but he is less powerful without Kyuubi.
It provides farmers with the ability to farm without levying taxes on the farmland.
When writing a debate on the topic "Ability is nothing without opportunity," you can argue against it by emphasizing that ability is an inherent trait that allows individuals to excel even in the absence of opportunities. Highlight how many successful individuals have overcome obstacles and lack of opportunities through sheer determination and perseverance. Emphasize that abilities are what ultimately drive individuals to seek and create opportunities for themselves, rather than relying solely on external factors for success.
Ability is greatly hampered by lack of opportunity, but to call it nothing is simply to not have an application for it today. Maybe you can jump really high and can dunk a basketball. If you live outside the US, this ability doesn't get you much...unless jumping high helps you do something besides play American basketball. If jumping high lets you catch a food animal easier or allows you to harvest food better in some way, this newly applied ability changes from "nothing" to something quite useful.
It provides farmers with the ability to farm without levying taxes on the farmland.
completely useless.
opportunity with restrictions
is the ability to manage risks and take opportunity's
the ability of discovering business opportunity