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I knock unbidden once at every gate--
If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before
I turn away--it is read more
I knock unbidden once at every gate--
If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before
I turn away--it is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death, but those who doubt of hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore,
I answer not, and I return no more.
They do me wrong who say I come no more,
When once I know and fail to find you read more
They do me wrong who say I come no more,
When once I know and fail to find you in;
For every day I stand outside your door
And bid you wait, and rise to fight and win.
Ring the bells that still can ring.
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything.
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Ring the bells that still can ring.
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.
The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice. You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never read more
The sad truth is that opportunity doesn't knock twice. You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come. Where will you be a few years down the line. Will it be everything you dreamed of. We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take.
It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the read more
It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
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.
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.