| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Opportunity |
| | | A man must make his opportunity as oft as find it. Bacon. | 1 |
| An occasion lost cannot be redeemed. | 2 |
| An opportunity which presents itself must not be lost. Turkish. | 3 |
| Catch the opportunity. Latin. | 4 |
| Don’t let escape the opportunity of the present; it will not return. Turkish. | 5 |
| Know your opportunity. Pittacus, one of the seven wise men. | 6 |
| Let not slip the golden opportunity. | 7 |
| Occasion’s (opportunity’s) bald behind. Massinger. | 8 |
| Opportunity is the cream of time. | 9 |
| Opportunity makes desire. Dutch. | 10 |
| Opportunities are more powerful than conquerors and prophets. Benjamin Disraeli. | 11 |
| Opportunities do not wait. Modern Greek. | 12 |
| Opportunities neglected are lost. | 13 |
The first occasion offered, quickly take,
Lest thou repine at what thou did’st forsake. Dutch. | 14 |
| The opportunity is often lost by deliberating. Publius Syrus. | 15 |
| To take opportunity by the forelock. | 16 | | |
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