“Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.”

“Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.”

“I learned that with great responsibility often come great honor and opportunity.”

“It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.”

“A golden opportunity to show the world your talent. Fame, appreciation and love follows.”

“Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.”

“There stood Mucius, despising the enemy and despising the fire, and watched his hand as it dripped blood over the fire on his enemy’s altar, until Porsenna, envying the fame of the hero whose punishment he was advocating, ordered the fire to be removed against the will of the victim.”

“We are not wounded so deeply when betrayed by the things we hope for as when betrayed by things we try our best to despise.
In such betrayal comes the dagger in the back.”

“Limitations often reveal opportunities.”

“Life often seems like a long shipwreck, of which the débris are friendship, fame, and love.”