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.

Not by appointment do we meet delight
Or joy; they heed not our expectancy;
But round some read more

Not by appointment do we meet delight
Or joy; they heed not our expectancy;
But round some corner of the streets of life
They of a sudden greet us with a smile.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

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

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

Let nothing pass which will advantage you;
Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind.
[Lat., Rem tibi quam read more

Let nothing pass which will advantage you;
Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind.
[Lat., Rem tibi quam nosces aptam dimittere noli;
Fronte capillata, post est occasio calva.]

Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.

Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. -Unknown.

Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.

Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.