Not by appointment do we meet delight
Or joy; they heed not our expectancy;
But round some read more

Not by appointment do we meet delight
Or joy; they heed not our expectancy;
But round some corner of the streets of life
They of a sudden greet us with a smile.

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

There is far more opportunity than there is ability.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

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.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that read more

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

Opportunity comes like a snail, and once it has passed you it changes into a fleet rabbit and is gone.

Opportunity comes like a snail, and once it has passed you it changes into a fleet rabbit and is gone.