Fortune favors the prepared mind

Meaning: Success comes not from luck alone but from being ready to seize opportunities when they arise.

Origin: Louis Pasteur, lecture at the University of Lille (1854); 'Le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés.'

Translations

• French: La chance favorise l'esprit préparé (literally: Luck favors the prepared mind)
• Spanish: La suerte favorece a la mente preparada (literally: Luck favors the prepared mind)
• Japanese: 幸運は準備された心を好む (Kōun wa junbi sareta kokoro wo konomu) (literally: Fortune favors the prepared mind)

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