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The actual fact is that in this day Opportunity not only knocks
at your door but is playing an read more
The actual fact is that in this day Opportunity not only knocks
at your door but is playing an anvil chorus on every man's door,
and then lays for the owner around the corner with a club. The
world is in sore need of men who can do things. Indeed, cases
can easily be recalled by every one where Opportunity actually
smashed in the door and collared her candidate and dragged him
forth to success. These cases are exceptional, usually you have
to meet Opportunity half-way. But the only place where you can
get away from Opportunity is to lie down and die. Opportunity
does not trouble dead men, or dead ones who flatter themselves
that they are alive.
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.
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily.
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily.
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.
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards. -Unknown.
Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards. -Unknown.
If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out read more
If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness.
Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do read more
Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
