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Chance favors the prepared mind. — Louis Pasteur · Smartyfair

Chance favors the prepared mind.

Louis Pasteur1822–1895 · scientist · 1800s FranceLouis Pasteur was a French scientist who discovered that tiny, invisible germs cause many diseases, a huge breakthrough for medicine and public health.2 quotes

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Luck tends to land on the person who got ready for it.

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What turned up: Lecture at the University of Lille, December 7, 1854 ("Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés")
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