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    "Oh, ship ahoy!" rang out the cry;
    "Oh, give us water or we die!"
    A voice came o'er the waters far,
    "Just drop your bucket where you are."
    And then they dipped and drank their fill
    Of water fresh from mead and hill;
    And then they knew they sailed upon
    The broad mouth of the Amazon.

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Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to read more

Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.

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A thousand year a poor man watched
Before the gate of Paradise:
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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?

by William R. Alger Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

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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.]

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Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories read more

Each problem has hidden in it an opportunity so powerful that it literally dwarfs the problem. The greatest success stories were created by people who recognized a problem a turned it into an opportunity.

by Joseph Sugarman Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

by Joseph Campbell Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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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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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.

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Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you read more

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.

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