Men often lose opportunities by want of self-confidence. Doubts and
fears in the minds of some rise up over every event, and they fear to
attempt what most probably would be successful through their
timorousness; while a courageous, active man, will, perhaps with half
the ability, carry an enterprise to a prosperous termination.
1471
Men spend their lives in anticipations, in determining to be vastly
happy at some period or other, when they have time. But the present time
has one advantage over every other--it is our own. Past opportunities
are gone; the future may never come to us.
--_Colton._
1472
To let slip a favorable opportunity is the greatest proof of imbecility.
1473
He loses all who loses the right moment.
1474