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    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?

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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.

by Sir Edward Hoby Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be read more

It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.

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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.

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You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.

You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.

by Edward S. Martin Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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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.

by Jean Paul Richter Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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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.

by Samuel Smiles Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

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Opportunity only knocks once

Opportunity only knocks once

by Proverb Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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