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Opportunities always look bigger going than coming
Opportunities always look bigger going than coming
They do me wrong who say I come no more,
When once I know and fail to find you read more
They do me wrong who say I come no more,
When once I know and fail to find you in;
For every day I stand outside your door
And bid you wait, and rise to fight and win.
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.]
There is a nick in Fortune's restless wheel
For each man's good.
There is a nick in Fortune's restless wheel
For each man's good.
One can present people with opportunities. One cannot make them equal to them.
One can present people with opportunities. One cannot make them equal to them.
Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find:
Occasion once past by, is bald behind.
Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find:
Occasion once past by, is bald behind.
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.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor.
Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor.
