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Quote by Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazz
“The opportunity is swift to pass and slow to return.”
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An opportunity may disappear quickly, while another chance to pursue the same possibility may take much longer to appear. The saying urges attention to opportunities when they arise, because waiting can mean losing time before a similar opening returns.
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- Marjah, citing Ibn al-Jawzi’s Al-Muntazam
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