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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.
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.
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.
The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway read more
The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. -Unknown.
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.
Let nothing pass which will advantage you;
Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind.
[Lat., Rem tibi quam read more
Let nothing pass which will advantage you;
Hairy in front, Occasion's bald behind.
[Lat., Rem tibi quam nosces aptam dimittere noli;
Fronte capillata, post est occasio calva.]
Our opportunities to do good are our talents.
Our opportunities to do good are our talents.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
