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X. 運命 X. Fortune
“Fortune always will confer an aura of worth, unworthily, and in this world the lucky person passes for a genius.” EURIPIDES, THE HERCLEIDAE, C. 429 BCE
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
At the end of the day, if there is a ton of demand for a solution, you can be mediocre at business, have a terrible offer, and have no ability to persuade people, and you can still make money.
Alex Hormozi • $100M Offers: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No (Acquisition.com $100M Series Book 1)
“Fortune falls heavily on those for whom she’s unexpected. The one always on the lookout easily endures.”
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
“Fortune falls heavily on those for whom she’s unexpected. The one always on the lookout easily endures.” —SENECA, ON CONSOLATION TO HELVIA, 5.3
Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
La fortune… C’est amusant comme choix de mot. Tu sais qu’étymologiquement fortune vient du latin fortuna, le sort, la chance ? Mais c’est aussi un des mots les plus polysémiques qui existent : il est synonyme de richesse, comme de hasard, comme de bonheur. Intéressant non ?
Rachel Vanier • Signes intérieurs de richesse (French Edition)
Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favours by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
Baltasar Gracian • The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Unabridged Start Publishing LLC)
“Fortune falls heavily on those for whom she’s unexpected. The one always on the lookout easily endures.”