Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.

Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.

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.

There is a nick in Fortune's restless wheel
For each man's good.

There is a nick in Fortune's restless wheel
For each man's good.

You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

You will never "find" time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

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.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.

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.]

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people
don't recognize them.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people
don't recognize them.

Our opportunities to do good are our talents.

Our opportunities to do good are our talents.