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 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? 
Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not read more
Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
America is another name for opportunity.
America is another name for opportunity.
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily.
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more
 Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find:
 Occasion once past by, is bald behind.  
 Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find:
 Occasion once past by, is bald behind. 
The commonest form, one of the most often neglected, and the safest opportunity for the average man to seize, is read more
The commonest form, one of the most often neglected, and the safest opportunity for the average man to seize, is hard work.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.