“Fortunate only in that I had the desire to prosper before I first met him. For
The richest man in babylon
four years did I not prove my definiteness of purpose by keeping one-tenth of
all earned? Would you call a fisherman lucky who for years so studied the
habits of the fish that with each changing wind he could cast his nets about
them? Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who
are unprepared.”
Luck is something that can be tamed. As long as you keep working and honing your craft, luck will find you.
