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奧裏森·馬登
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Thelackofoortunityisevertheexcuseofaweak,vacillatingmind。Oortunities!Everylifeisfullofthem。
Everylessoninschoolorcollegeisanoortunity。Everyexaminationisachanceinlife。Everybusinesstransactionisanoortunity—anoortunitytobeolite,anoortunitytobemanly,anoortunitytobehonest,anoortunitytomakefriends。Everyroofofconfdenceinyouisagreatoortunity。
Everyresonsibilitythrustuonyourstrengthandyourhonorisriceless。Existenceistherivilegeofeffort,andwhenthatrivilegeismetlikeaman,oortunitiestosucceedalongthelineofyouratitudewillcomefasterthanyoucanusethem。
Youngmenandwomen,whydoyoustandhereallthedayidle?Wasthelandalloccuiedbeforeyouwereborn?Hastheearthceasedtoyielditsincrease?Aretheseatsalltaken?Theositionsallflled?Thechancesallgone?Aretheresourcesofyourcountryfullydeveloed?Arethesecretsofnatureallmastered?Istherenowayinwhichyoucanutilizetheseassingmomentstoimroveyourselforbeneftanother?
Dontwaitforyouroortunity。Makeit,makeitasNaoleonmadehisinahundred“imossible”situations。Makeit,asallleadersofmen,inwarandineace,havemadetheirchancesofsuccess。Makeit,aseverymanmust,whowouldaccomlishanythingworththeeffort,Goldenoortunitiesarenothingtolaziness,butindustrymakesthecommonestchancesgolden。
缺乏機會,向來都是膽小懦弱和優柔寡斷者的藉口。機會!生活中無處不在。
無論中學還是大學裏的每堂課,都是一個機會;考試是生活給予的機會;每一次的事務處理是機會。生活給予人們禮貌待人,誠實寬厚的機會,更是廣交朋友的大好機會;生活對個人自信度的考驗也是個極好的機會。