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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.