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Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
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.
Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.
Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.
Sometimes only a change of viewpoint is needed to convert a tiresome duty into an interesting opportunity.
Sometimes only a change of viewpoint is needed to convert a tiresome duty into an interesting opportunity.
Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.
Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.
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.
Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find:
Occasion once past by, is bald behind.
Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find:
Occasion once past by, is bald behind.
Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.
Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
