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Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you read more
Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.
"Oh, ship ahoy!" rang out the cry;
"Oh, give us water or we die!"
A voice came read more
"Oh, ship ahoy!" rang out the cry;
"Oh, give us water or we die!"
A voice came o'er the waters far,
"Just drop your bucket where you are."
And then they dipped and drank their fill
Of water fresh from mead and hill;
And then they knew they sailed upon
The broad mouth of the Amazon.
Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to read more
Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.
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.
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.
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.]
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make read more
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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?
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.
