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He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.

John of the Cross
Opportunity, Men, Hands
Saint John of the Cross (1966). “The collected works”
He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.