Opportunities always look bigger going than coming

Opportunities always look bigger going than coming

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

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.

If the wind is against you then start sailing against it because the wind may never change in your favor.

If the wind is against you then start sailing against it because the wind may never change in your favor.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.

Even a blind dog can find a bone every so often.

A thousand year a poor man watched
Before the gate of Paradise:
But while one little nap read more

A thousand year a poor man watched
Before the gate of Paradise:
But while one little nap he snatched,
It oped and shut. Ah! was he wise?

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.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.