“While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.”
Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 185
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”
Source: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay
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