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.
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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.]
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. -Thomas Edison.
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Enlarge the opportunity and the person will expand to fill it
Enlarge the opportunity and the person will expand to fill it
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Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more
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