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Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
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.
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.
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make read more
Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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.
Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor.
Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor.
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.
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.
