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Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
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.
You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.
He that will not when he may,
When he will he shall have nay.
Holding occasion by the hand,
Not over nice 'twixt weed and flower,
Waiving what none can understand,
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Holding occasion by the hand,
Not over nice 'twixt weed and flower,
Waiving what none can understand,
I make mine hour.
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.
Let nothing pass which will advantage you;
Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind.
[Lat., Rem tibi quam read more
Let nothing pass which will advantage you;
Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind.
[Lat., Rem tibi quam nosces aptam dimittere noli;
Fronte capillata, post est occasio calva.]
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.
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.