Unless you are prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.

Quote by Orison Swett Marden

Topics: Chance Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it...

The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after...

This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes...

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If...

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half...

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and...

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and...

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered,...

Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered,...

You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole...

You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole...

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every...

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every...

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they...

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they...

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is...

The waste of life occasioned by trying to do too many things at once is...

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon...

Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon...

Opportunities? They are all around us. There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the...

Opportunities? They are all around us. There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the...

Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible...

Every youth owes it to himself and to the world to make the most possible...

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a...

What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose...

Whatever you want in life, start today. Not tomorrow - today. Let it be a...

Whatever you want in life, start today. Not tomorrow - today. Let it be a...

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope...

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope...

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous...

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous...

We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have...

We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have...

An inordinate passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young

An inordinate passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young