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Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make read more
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
Yet he who grasps the moment's gift,
He is the proper man.
[Ger., Der den Augenblick ergreift,
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Yet he who grasps the moment's gift,
He is the proper man.
[Ger., Der den Augenblick ergreift,
Das ist der rechte Mann.]
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity
An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity
This could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.
This could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
