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I beseech you not to blame me if I be desirous to strike while
the iron is hot.
I beseech you not to blame me if I be desirous to strike while
the iron is hot.
Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity
Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity
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.
The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an read more
The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an opportunity to earn a living.
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
Enlarge the opportunity and the person will expand to fill it
Enlarge the opportunity and the person will expand to fill it
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.]
