I knock unbidden once at every gate--
If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before
I turn away--it is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death, but those who doubt of hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore,
I answer not, and I return no more.
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Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.
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Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
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Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.
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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
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It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
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Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
