Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.

—Unknown

I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually. "Cats are nice.

—Unknown

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

—Unknown

No one travelling on a business trip would be missed if he failed to arrive.

—Unknown

If there is one thing worse than being an ugly duckling in a house of swans, it's having the swans pretend there's no difference.

—Unknown

The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.

—William Jennings Bryan

Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance.

—Thucydides

Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.

—Ovid