Success; that is the theory. Prosperity supposes capacity. Win in the lottery, and you are an able man. The victor is venerated. Have but luck, and you will hav

Success; that is the theory. Prosperity supposes capacity. Win in the lottery, and you are an able man. The victor is venerated. Have but luck, and you will have the rest; be fortunate, and you will be thought great. Beyond the five or six great exceptions, which are the wonder of their age, contemporary admiration is nothing but shortsightedness. - Victor Hugo