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I am not the only person with this perspective. Some very accomplished people agree with me. “Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believ
by geggam 7y ago
I am not the only person with this perspective. Some very accomplished people agree with me.
“Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
You don't know that dying in a gutter was actually better than the other option for their life.
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- ceejayoz 7y agoEmerson received a substantial inheritance from his first wife's estate, which gave him built-in income of about $30k/year (inflation adjusted). Lucky people often prefer to pretend it was all hard work, but that kind of financial cushion makes a big difference.
- geggam 7y agoYou saying he lucked into a marriage ? Marriage is work. This I do know.