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Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
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.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
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.
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.]
Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.
Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, read more
The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success