Quote by Edwin Hubbell Chapin

The best men are not those who have waited for chances but who have taken them; besieged the chance; conquered the chance; and made chance the servitor.

The best men are not those who have waited for chances but w

Summary

This quote emphasizes that true greatness comes from seizing opportunities rather than waiting for them to come along. It suggests that the most successful individuals are not passive, but rather proactive in creating their own opportunities. They actively pursue and overcome challenges, transforming uncertain situations into favorable outcomes. By asserting control over chance, they become masters of their own destiny, rather than being controlled by it. The quote inspires individuals to be proactive, determined, and assertive in pursuing their goals in order to achieve greatness.

By Edwin Hubbell Chapin

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Well, until this very day, I'm still learning.

Well, until this very day, I'm still learning.

Learning

The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are

The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition.

Albert Einstein

Principles

Never was anything great achieved without danger.

Never was anything great achieved without danger.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Great

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was

All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.

Humor Funny Atheism Wit

Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are

Oh the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all.

Life Inspirational Self Determination Self Reliance Anticipation

This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human a

This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.

Work

I haven't had that one great love, which is good. I don't wa

I haven't had that one great love, which is good. I don't want that to be in the past - I want it to be in the future.

Future

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would stil

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

Wisdom

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

Robert Louis Stevenson

The Great Man's sincerity is of the kind he cannot speak of,

The Great Man's sincerity is of the kind he cannot speak of, is not conscious of: nay, I suppose, he is conscious rather of insincerity; for what man can walk accurately by the law of truth for one day? No, the Great Man does not boast himself sincere, far from that; perhaps does not ask himself if he is so: I would say rather, his sincerity does not depend on himself; he cannot help being sincere!

Sincerity

Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.

Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.

Nature

Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning

Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean there's no fourth wall.

Stephen Sondheim

Imagination