Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that read more

Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy.

Opportunity only knocks once

Opportunity only knocks once

Enlarge the opportunity and the person will expand to fill it

Enlarge the opportunity and the person will expand to fill it

Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.

Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.

This could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.

This could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.

Yet he who grasps the moment's gift,
He is the proper man.
[Ger., Der den Augenblick ergreift,
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Yet he who grasps the moment's gift,
He is the proper man.
[Ger., Der den Augenblick ergreift,
Das ist der rechte Mann.]

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.

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.

Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell. •Anonymous Many an opportunity is lost read more

Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell. •Anonymous Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.