Louis Pasteur on luck

I am on the edge of mysteries and the veil is getting thinner and thinner.

In the fields of observation chance favours only the prepared mind.

I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it… The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

Samuel Goldwyn1882–1974

When you work seven days a week, fourteen hours a day, you get lucky.

Armand Hammer1898–1990

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