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?

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.]

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily.

Most people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because it's usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work.

Most people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because it's usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work.

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art read more

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.

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.

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more

I beseech you not to blame me if I be desirous to strike while
the iron is hot.

I beseech you not to blame me if I be desirous to strike while
the iron is hot.