Quote by William Shakespeare

There is tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries; on such a full sea we are now afloat; and we must take the current the clouds folding and unfolding beyond the horizon. when it serves, or lose our ventures.

There is tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flo

Summary

This quote suggests that in life, there are moments of opportunity ("tide in the affairs of men") that can lead to success and fortune if seized at the right time. If these opportunities are missed or ignored, one's entire life becomes confined to a shallow existence filled with unhappiness and misfortunes. Currently, we find ourselves in a time of great potential ("on such a full sea we are now afloat"), and it is crucial to take advantage of the favorable circumstances ("current") that arise. Failing to do so may result in losing out on valuable opportunities or ventures.

By William Shakespeare

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

My eyes and spirit have opened up since I found someone that

My eyes and spirit have opened up since I found someone that I get to share my life with.

Heather Matarazzo

There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.

There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindn

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:22)

Love Faith Peace Patience Goodness Kindness Spirit Self Control Qoutes

There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history,

There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone. The business of the journalist is to destroy the truth; to lie outright; to pervert; to vilify; to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell the country for his daily bread. You know it and I know it and what folly is this toasting an independent press. We are the tools and vassals of the rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes.

John Swinton, a toast before the

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in

Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.

Lawrence Durrell

Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and t

Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

Good Value Patriotism Virtue Activism Civil Disobedience

I believe in luck. The harder I work the luckier I get.

I believe in luck. The harder I work the luckier I get.

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Greed Madness Profit

I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that peo

I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.

Many of the most successful men I have known have never grow

Many of the most successful men I have known have never grown up. They have retained bubbling-over boyishness. They have relished wit, they have indulged in humor. They have not allowed dignity to depress them into moroseness. Youthfulnesss of spirit is the twin brother of optimism, and optimism is the stuff of which American business success is fashioned. Resist growing up!

It would be most right, and most wise, and, therefore must i

It would be most right, and most wise, and, therefore must involve least suffering.

Right Persuasion Suffering Austen Wise Jane