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Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that read more
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.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
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.
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.
It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not read more
It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.
Yet he who grasps the moment's gift,
He is the proper man.
[Ger., Der den Augenblick ergreift,
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Yet he who grasps the moment's gift,
He is the proper man.
[Ger., Der den Augenblick ergreift,
Das ist der rechte Mann.]
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.
