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French origin1854
French origin1854Fortune favors the prepared mind
Meaning: Success comes not from luck alone but from being ready to seize opportunities when they arise.
Who said it? Louis Pasteur, speech at the University of Lille, 1854
Origin: From Louis Pasteur's speech of December 7, 1854, at the ceremony opening the new Faculty of Sciences of Lille, where he was dean: Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés — in the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.
Equivalents in French
French: Le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés (literally: Chance favors only prepared minds)
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