What does this Quote mean???

Question

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.” "Julius Caesar" - William Shakespeare.

Could someone please explain this for me, I've always took an interest in quotes by Shakespeare but I cant quite figure out what this one means. Could the explanation please be as simple as possible.

Thanks xx :)

Answer 1

   HA,  Occasion & we Celebrate  its Birth

in One Day [period . dot

Yet one forgets to Add ,divide, multiply, equal,

as in COMAS ,

Math-A-mechanic * Count your Way,, [the future *]

step by step *

I LIVED so many  of those 365 and leap yrs,  

to the top of that LATTER

WHOM TOLD YOU I CAN NOT

DIVIDE OR CAPITALIZE *

IF MAN CHOOSES TO USE YOU *

FOR A BREAK *

i do not  DRIVE *

BUT I SURE KNOW MY SHIFT *

  so i run  on skip IT,

TIRED OF BEING  IDOL *

OFF I GO TO BUMP  [MY ROAD *

CATCH   * [U  ,,later my helicopter  lure *'

squid *

  

Answer 2

i THiNK iT MEANS TO TAKE ALL U CAN...

NEVER GiVE UP...CUZ IT WiLL BE WORTH

iT iN THE END.

Answer 3

seize the day & make the right choices now - it will help in the long run

Answer 4

One must run with opportunities and change,

Take every chance you can and gain,

Do not, and you will fail in life.

This is life, take what it has to offer, if not, you lose out.

Answer 5

to me it seems as though he means sometimes it is neccesary to take chances in life and see where it leads (Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.) or else we may never get another chance and will forever be stuck where we are (Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.)

Answer 6

i think it means something like with great opportunity comes great risks, but you should take both with no regret.... or something like that  

Answer 7

it means in life if anyone take opportunity dnt loose shakespear great poet has given good examlples bound in shallows and in miseries,,,,wow its amazing its now up to us which path we have to choose,,,

Answer 8

It pretty much states that it is better to take risks to persue what you desire than not to have a chance for it at all.

Answer 9

I think it means when an opportunity comes in life you should take it and just go along with it. Or else your going to miss out.

Answer 10

its to do with business.

it means when the seas are high, business is good and fortune is plentiful.

but when the seas are low and the current sucks, business is bad and fortune is scarce.  

Answer 11

It means that the centrifugal force times the circumfrence of banana peel equals the rotating motion of a yoyo.