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Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.
Joy to the Toiler!--him that tills
The fields with Plenty crowned;
Him with the woodman's axe that read more
Joy to the Toiler!--him that tills
The fields with Plenty crowned;
Him with the woodman's axe that thrills
The wilderness profound.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.
Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.
As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities
Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty
times upon the anvil.
[Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, read more
Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty
times upon the anvil.
[Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage,
Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]
A warke it ys as easie to be done
As tys to saye Jacke! robys on.
A warke it ys as easie to be done
As tys to saye Jacke! robys on.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
