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    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.

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Observe the opportunity.

Observe the opportunity.

by Bible Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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Opportunities are there for only a second but you got to see it, just like a shooting star.

Opportunities are there for only a second but you got to see it, just like a shooting star.

by Kazi Shams Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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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.

by Robert Browning Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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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.

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Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

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Let us seize, friends, our opportunity from the day as it passes.
[Lat., Rapiamus, amici,
Occasionem de read more

Let us seize, friends, our opportunity from the day as it passes.
[Lat., Rapiamus, amici,
Occasionem de die.]

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One can present people with opportunities. One cannot make them equal to them.

One can present people with opportunities. One cannot make them equal to them.

by Rosamond Lehmann Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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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.]

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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.

by Unknown Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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