Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that read more

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.

Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.

Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.

Opportunity is a parade. Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the read more

Opportunity is a parade. Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the distance.

There is an hour in each man's life appointed
To make his happiness, if then he seize it.

There is an hour in each man's life appointed
To make his happiness, if then he seize it.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do read more

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out read more

If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness.