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Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not read more
Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
America is another name for opportunity.
America is another name for opportunity.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in
overalls and looks like work.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in
overalls and looks like work.
Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have read more
Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.
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.]
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.
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.
