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    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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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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Seek not for fresher founts afar,
Just drop your bucket where you are;
And while the ship read more

Seek not for fresher founts afar,
Just drop your bucket where you are;
And while the ship right onward leaps,
Uplift it from the exhaustless deeps.
Parch not your life with dry despair;
The stream of hope flow everywhere--
So under every sky and star,
Just drop your bucket where you are.

by Sam Walter Foss Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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Opportunities always look bigger going than coming

Opportunities always look bigger going than coming

by Bob Feller Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most
possible out of the read more

The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most
possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is
success, and there is no other.

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It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity.

It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity.

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The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities

The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

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Opportunities are there for only a second but you got to see it, just like a shooting star.

Opportunities are there for only a second but you got to see it, just like a shooting star.

by Kazi Shams Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.

You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.

by Edward S. Martin Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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