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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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Opportunity is a parade. Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the read more

Opportunity is a parade. Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the distance.

by Robert Brault Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.

In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.

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Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

Man's extremity is God's opportunity.

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Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

by Robert South Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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Holding occasion by the hand,
Not over nice 'twixt weed and flower,
Waiving what none can understand,
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Holding occasion by the hand,
Not over nice 'twixt weed and flower,
Waiving what none can understand,
I make mine hour.

by John Vance Cheney Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.

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This could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.

This could but have happened once,
And we missed it, lost it forever.

by Robert Browning Found in: Opportunity Quotes,
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Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity

Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity

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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.

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