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The commonest form, one of the most often neglected, and the safest opportunity for the average man to seize, is read more
The commonest form, one of the most often neglected, and the safest opportunity for the average man to seize, is hard work.
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong
Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.
Opportunities always look bigger going than coming
Opportunities always look bigger going than coming
Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity
Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity
Let us seize, friends, our opportunity from the day as it passes.
[Lat., Rapiamus, amici,
Occasionem de read more
Let us seize, friends, our opportunity from the day as it passes.
[Lat., Rapiamus, amici,
Occasionem de die.]
The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice.
The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice.
Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, read more
The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success