约翰·詹姆斯·英格尔斯以诗的形式表达了对机遇、名声、爱情与财富的追求，以及对失败者的告诫。诗中描绘了从城市到沙漠、从贫民区到宫殿的广阔旅程，强调了抓住机会的重要性。
Opportunity
John James Ingalls.1833–1900
Master of human destinies am I!
Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait.
Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and passing by
Hovel and mart and palace ----- soon or late
I knock unbidden once at every gate!
"If sleeping, wake --- if feasting, rise before
I turn away. It is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate,
Condemned to failure,penury,and woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore.
I answer not, and I return no more!"
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