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The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people
don't recognize them.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people
don't recognize them.
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.
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.]
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.
There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
There is far more opportunity than there is ability.
It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not read more
It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.
A thousand year a poor man watched
Before the gate of Paradise:
But while one little nap read more
A thousand year a poor man watched
Before the gate of Paradise:
But while one little nap he snatched,
It oped and shut. Ah! was he wise?
