1. 庸人埋怨自己的境遇不佳，伟人则努力改造环境。佚名

1. Ordinary people complain about their poor circumstances, while great people strive to transform the environment. (Anonymous)

2. 仅仅天赋的某些巨大优势并不能造就英雄，还要有运气相伴。拉罗什夫科

2. Merely certain immense advantages of talent are not enough to create a hero; luck must also be present. La Rochefoucauld

3. 人在开始做事前要像千眼神那样察视时机，而在进行时要像千手神那样抓住时机。——培根

3. Before starting to do anything, one should observe the opportunity as if one had a thousand eyes, and while acting, grasp the opportunity as if one had a thousand hands. — Bacon

4. 古谚说得好，机会老人先给你送上它的头发，当你没有抓住再后悔时，却只能摸到它的秃头了。或者说它先给你一个可以抓的瓶颈，你不及时抓住，再得到的却是抓不住的瓶身了。培根

4. As the ancient proverb goes, the old man of opportunity first offers you his hair, and when you regret not grabbing it, you can only touch his bald head. Or, it gives you a bottleneck that you can grasp, but if you don't catch it in time, what you get is a bottle body that you can't grasp anymore. - Bacon

5. 时来天地皆同力，运去英雄不自由。罗隐

5. When the time is favorable, the heavens and the earth join forces; when fortune turns, even heroes are not free. — Lu Yin

6. 谁成了哪一行的尖子；谁就能走运，因此，不管哪一行，我只要成了尖子，就一定会走运，机会自然会到来，而机会一来，我凭着本领就能一帆风顺。卢梭

6. Who became the top student in which field; that person would be lucky. Therefore, no matter which field, as long as I become the top student, I will definitely be lucky, and opportunities will naturally come. Once the opportunity arrives, I can sail smoothly with my skills. Rousseau

7. 糊口中最重要的工作是分明何时抓住机会，其次便是分明何时放弃好处。——狄斯累利

7. The most important work in the struggle for existence is to know when to seize an opportunity, and next to that, to know when to give up a benefit. - Disraeli

8. 弱者坐失良机，强者制造时机，没有时机，这是弱者最好的供词。 ——佚名

8. The weak miss good opportunities, the strong create opportunities. When there are no opportunities, this is the best excuse for the weak. ——Anonymous

9. 人生一世，总有些片断当时看着无关紧要，而事实上却牵动了大局。萨克雷

9. In a lifetime, there are always some fragments that seem trivial at the time, but in fact, they move the大局. Thackeray

10. 闪电决不会在同一地方落两次。佚名

10. Lightning never strikes the same place twice. - Anonymous

11. 我发现，大多数人对生活所要求的是拥有选择的机会，这比任何其他的事情都重要得多。最坏的生活可能是没有选择的生活，对新事物没有任何希望的生活，走进死胡同的生活。相反，最愉快的生活是具有最多机会的生活。坎贝尔

11. I find that most people demand from life the opportunity to have choices, which is much more important than anything else. The worst kind of life may be a life without choices, a life with no hope for new things, a life that leads to a dead end. Conversely, the most enjoyable life is the one with the most opportunities. Campbell

12. 行动要看时机，开船要趁涨潮。佚名

12. Actions should be timed; sailing should be done during high tide. (Anonymous)

13. 我不能选择那最好的。是那最好的选择我。泰戈尔

13. I cannot choose the best. The best chooses me. Tagore.

14. 愚蠢的行动，能使人陷于贫困；投合时机的行动，却能令人致富。克拉克

14. Foolish actions can lead to poverty; actions that seize the right moment can bring wealth. - Clarke

15. 你不要以为机会像一个到你家里来的客人，他在你门前敲着门，等待你开门把它迎接进来，恰恰相反，机会是一件不可捉摸的活宝贝，无影无形，无声无息，假如你不用苦干的精神，努力去寻求它，也许永远遇不着它。佚名

15. Don't think that opportunity is like a guest coming to your home, knocking on your door and waiting for you to open it to welcome it in. On the contrary, opportunity is an elusive living treasure, invisible and inaudible. If you don't have the spirit of hard work and strive to seek it out, you may never encounter it. Anon.

16. 当取不取，过后莫悔。施耐庵

16. Take or not take, do not regret later. - Shi Nai'an

17. 君子藏器于身，待时而动。佚名

17. The gentleman stores his talents within himself, waiting for the right moment to act. - Anonymous

18. 自己的命运应由自己创造，而且应该绝对排除虚伪和坏事。契诃夫

18. One's destiny should be created by oneself, and hypocrisy and evil should be absolutely excluded. Chekhov

19. 机会是不守纪律的。雨果

19. Opportunity is undisciplined. - Hugo

20. 当运气向你微笑时，赶快拥抱她。佚名

20. When luck smiles upon you, quickly embrace her. Anonymous

21. 幸运每个月都会降临，但是如果你没有准备去迎接它，就可能失之交臂。佚名

21. Luck will visit every month, but if you're not prepared to welcome it, you might just miss it. Anonymous

22. 不管人们怎样夸耀自己的伟大行动，它们常常只是机遇的产物，而非一个伟大意向的结果。拉罗什富科

22. No matter how people may boast of their grand actions, they are often the result of chance rather than the outcome of a grand intention. — La Rochefoucauld

23. 一个明智的人总是抓住机遇，把它变成美好的未来。托·富勒

23. A wise person always grasps opportunities and turns them into a beautiful future. — To Fulghum

24. 一个人不论干什么事，失掉恰当的时节、有利的时机就会全功尽弃。柏拉图

24. No matter what a person does, if they lose the appropriate season or favorable opportunity, all their efforts will be in vain. - Plato

25. 谁若是有一刹那的胆怯，也许就放走了幸运在这一刹那间对他伸出来的香饵。大仲马

25. Whosoever has a moment of cowardice may have missed the lucky hook that was extended to him at that very instant. Alexandre Dumas.

26. 机会每个人都有的，但许多人不知道他们碰到过它。佚名

26. Everyone has opportunities, but many people don't know that they have encountered them. Anonymous

27. 生活对我们每个人来说，都充满着通过新的努力和新的姿态脱颖而出的第二次发展机会。人们不应限制自己，固守一隅。对于第二次机会，所需要的是及时认识并果断行动的能力。愿人人都成为生活的幸运儿。佚名

27. Life is filled with a second chance for each of us to stand out through new efforts and new attitudes. People should not limit themselves and stick to one corner. For the second chance, what is needed is the ability to recognize it in time and act decisively. May everyone become a lucky person in life. Anonymous

28. 对任何事物，你都感兴趣，所以每当付诸实行时，你都觉得有无限的生机到来，而且从不会错过机会。虽然在短暂的人生里，你也可以体验到很多有意义的尝试。佚名

28. You are interested in everything, so whenever you put something into practice, you feel that an infinite vitality is coming, and you never miss an opportunity. Although in the short span of life, you can also experience many meaningful attempts. Anon.

29. 谁若是有一刹那的胆怯，也许就放走了幸运在这一刹那间对他伸出来的香饵。大仲

29. Whosoever dares to have a moment of hesitation may have let slip the lucky hook that was extended to him at that very instant. Victor Hugo

30. 快跑的未必能赢，力战的未必得胜，智慧的未必得粮食，明哲的未必得资财，灵巧的未必得喜悦。所临到众人的，是在乎当时的机会。-佚名

30. Not necessarily the swift will win, nor the mighty will gain the victory, nor the wise necessarily obtain food, nor the discerning necessarily receive wealth, nor the skillful necessarily find joy. What comes upon all people depends on the opportunities of the time. - Anonymous

31. 人生颇富机会和变化。人最得意的时候，有最大的不幸光临。亚里士多德

31. Life is full of opportunities and changes. At the height of one's pride, the greatest misfortune may arrive. - Aristotle

32. 好花盛开，就该尽先摘，慎莫待美景难再，否则一瞬间，它就要凋零萎谢，落在尘埃。莎士比亚

32. When the flowers are in full bloom, they should be plucked first. Be careful not to wait until the beauty is gone, for in a moment, it will wither and fade, falling into dust. - Shakespeare

33. 一个人因为看到另外一种生活方式更有重大的意义，只经过半小时的考虑就甘愿抛弃一生一事业前途，这才需要很强的个性呢，冒然走出这一步，以后永不后悔，那需要的个性就更多了。毛姆

33. It requires a strong personality for a person to be willing to abandon a lifetime and career prospects just because they see another way of life as having greater significance, after only half an hour of consideration. To take such a bold step and never regret it in the future, even more personality is needed. - Somerset Maugham

34. 明者因时而变，知者随事而制。桓宽

34. The wise adjust their actions according to the times, and the knowledgeable adapt their plans to the circumstances. — Huān Kuān

35. 机不可失，时不再来。张九龄

35. Seize the opportunity; it won't come again. Zhang Jiuling.

36. 要认准自己的机会。皮塔库斯

36. Make sure to recognize your own opportunities. Pitaqos.

37. 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费功夫。 ——施耐庵

37. Searching through iron shoes in vain, I found it without any effort. ——Shen Nai'an

38. 机会不但会造出小偷，也会造出伟人。佚名

38. Opportunities not only breed thieves, but also great men. Anonymous

39. 时则动，不时则静。 ——佚名

39. It moves when it is time, and remains still when it is not. —— Anonymous

40. 善于捕捉机会者为俊杰。歌德

40. He who seizes the right moment is the wise. – Goethe

41. 要留意任何可利的瞬间，机会到了，莫失之交臂，遗憾终生。佚名

41. Pay attention to any opportune moment, for when the chance comes, do not let it slip by. Do not regret it for the rest of your life. (Anon.)

42. 福气来了不享，福气走了别怨。塞万提斯

42. Do not complain when luck comes and do not grumble when it leaves. Cervantes.

43. 事业有成，且别以为是命运之神为你带来的。命运之神本身没有这个力量，而是被辩别之神支配的。约翰·多来登

43. Achieve success in your career, but do not think it is the power of the goddess of fortune that has brought it to you. The goddess of fortune itself does not possess this power; rather, it is governed by the god of discernment. - John Döllinger

44. 来而不可失者时也，蹈而不可失者机也。——苏轼

44. The time that comes and cannot be missed is an opportunity, the chance that cannot be missed is a moment. -- Su Shi

45. 人生不靠运气，而是看下棋的技术如何。佚名

45. Life does not depend on luck, but on the skill of playing chess. Anonymous

46. 良机只有一次，一但坐失，就再也得不到了。勃朗宁

46. There is only one opportunity, and once missed, it can never be regained. - Browning

47. 我们多数人的毛病是，当机会朝我们冲奔而来时，我们兀自闭着眼睛，很少人能够去追寻自己的机会，甚至在绊倒时，还不能见着它。卡耐基

47. The problem with most of us is that when opportunities come charging at us, we stubbornly keep our eyes closed, and few people are able to pursue their own opportunities. Even when we stumble, we still can't see them. — Carnegie

48. 有好学识、好技能，最容易交好运气。佚名

48. Possessing good knowledge and skills is the easiest way to attract good fortune. Anonymus

49. 良辰难再，人生中大好的时刻，不要去作旧梦重圆的事。佚名

49. The good times do not come again. Do not try to reunite the past, as it is a precious moment in life. Anon.

50. 只有愚者才等待机会，而智者则造就机会。培根

50. Only fools wait for opportunities, but the wise make them. Bacon.

51. 智者创造的机会比他得到的机会要多。——培根

51. A wise man creates more opportunities than he finds. - Bacon

52. 机会来的时候像闪电一样短促，全靠你不假思索的利用。——巴尔扎克

52. An opportunity comes as quickly as lightning, all depends on your unhesitating use of it. - Balzac

53. 等待机会，是一种十分笨拙的行为。佚名

53. Waiting for opportunities is a very clumsy behavior. Anon.

54. 机会就是在时间之流中，最好的一刹那。佚名

54. Opportunity is the best moment in the flow of time. Anonymus

55. 在婚姻大事上，机会和命运常常良莠不分，叫人难以捉摸。奥斯汀

55. In the great matter of marriage, opportunities and fate often mix the good with the bad, making it difficult to discern. Austen

56. 弱者坐失良机，强者制造时机，没有时机，这是弱者最好的供词。佚名

56. The weak miss good opportunities, the strong create opportunities. Without opportunities, this is the best alibi for the weak. - Anonymous

57. 善于识别与把握时机是极为重要的。在一切大事业上，人在开始做事前要象千眼神那样察视时机，而在进行时要象千手神那样抓住时机。培根

57. It is extremely important to be good at recognizing and seizing opportunities. In all major undertakings, one should observe opportunities as a thousand-eyed deity before starting a task, and grasp them as a thousand-armed deity during the process. - Bacon

58. 要注意留神任何有利的瞬时，机会到了莫失之交臂！——歌德

58. Be alert to any favorable moments; when opportunity comes, do not let it slip away! – Goethe

59. 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费功夫。施耐庵

59. "When you can't find what you're looking for, it comes to you without any effort." — Shi Nai'an

60. 人不能创造时机，但是他可以抓住那些已经出现的时机。雪莱

60. Man cannot create opportunity, but he can seize those that arise. - Shelley

61. 应该抓住机会的额发。佚名

61. The hair should seize the opportunity. Anonymous

62. 不管你知道多少金玉良言，不管你具备多好的条件，在机会降临时，你若不具体的运用，就不会有进步。自己有好的构想，而不贡献出来，人生就不会改善。威廉·詹姆斯

62. No matter how many golden sayings you know, no matter how good the conditions you possess, if you do not specifically apply them when opportunities arise, you will not make progress. If you have good ideas but do not contribute them, your life will not improve. - William James

63. 想哪天干，那天就是吉日。佚名

63. Choose any day you wish, and that day will be a lucky day. Anon.