 | New Thought - 1901 - 810 pages
...sharp a sting is trivial fault to thee !" Another was fond of repeating Calif Omar's somber warning: "Four things come not back : the spoken word, the sped arrow, the spent life, the neglected opportunity." Another I can see now, with head thrown proudly back and form... | |
 | Automobiles - 1918 - 314 pages
...parting with one of my very best chums and reliable friend." Four things, says the Arabian proverb, come not back: the spoken word; the sped arrow; the past life; the neglected opportunity. Page Fifteen Industry Reaches Voting Age First Output of American Automobiles... | |
 | Imogen Clark - Devotional calendars - 1902 - 384 pages
...we, too late, make bitter cry, "Come back, dear Opportunity." SUSAN COOLIDGE. are four things that come not back, — the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. And where is the place of my rest ? — ISA. Ixvi. i. GIVE me the rest that springs from love Abiding,... | |
 | Alexander Gunn - American diaries - 1902 - 300 pages
...The half -nude figures of the fellaheen, bronzed and magnificently strong, move with an easy grace. Four things come not back: The spoken word; the sped arrow ; the past life ; the neglected opportunity. These sayings of Omar fit in this serene landscape, rich with waving green... | |
 | Character - 1903 - 172 pages
...color the day as the drop of ruby liquid imparts its hue to the gallon of water in a druggist's globe. Four things come not back — the spoken word, the...arrow, the past life and the neglected opportunity. — Success. Love that has nothing but beauty to keep it in good health is short-lived and apt to have... | |
 | Maxims - 1905 - 330 pages
...has often been blamed for her blindness; but fortune is not so blind as men are. — SAMUEL SMILES. Four things come not back — the spoken word, the...arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. — Anon. Frost is not more destructive to harvest fields than harshness is to the creative faculties.... | |
 | Isaiah Mench Chambers - Allegories - 1906 - 538 pages
...art dead.' " The preacher whitened with shame and turned away. CHAPTER XI RUNNING PAST THE SIGNALS "Four things come not back : the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity." "Before you begin a thing, make sure it is the right thing to do: ask Mr.... | |
 | James Terry White - Character - 1909 - 132 pages
...self-indulgence and indolence. When one gets to love his work his life is a happy one. — RUSKIN. 9. Four things come not back — the spoken word, the...arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. — FROM THE ARABIAN. 10. Thrift of time will pay you back in after life with a usury of profit beyond... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - Success - 1911 - 888 pages
...But to succeed you must be prepared to seize and improve the opportunity when it comes. Remember that four things come not back : the spoken word, the sped...arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity. It is one of the paradoxes of civilization that the more opportunities are utilized, the more new ones... | |
 | Willard Grosvenor Bleyer - Authorship - 1919 - 392 pages
...appropriately represent the many nationalities among the pupils. On one wall hangs a card with the legend: Four things come not back: The spoken word The sped arrow The past lif e The neglected opportunity. A photograph of Miss Jessie Wilson, now Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, occupies... | |
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Four things come not back: the spoken word ; the sped arrow; the past life ; and the neglected opportunity. 
