Luck is often what happens when quiet preparation meets sudden opportunity.

Often attributed to Seneca

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Why it matters

The idea in context

This maxim is widely credited to Seneca but is not found in his surviving work — its modern form is 20th-century. The older Roman idea that fortune favours the ready is real; this exact sentence is not his.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Şans çoğu zaman, sessiz bir hazırlığın ani bir fırsatla buluştuğu anda ortaya çıkar.
Genellikle Seneca'ya atfedilir

Bu özdeyiş yaygın olarak Seneca'ya mal edilir; ama günümüze ulaşan eserlerinde bulunmaz — bu biçimi 20. yüzyıla aittir. Talihin hazır olandan yana olduğu şeklindeki eski Roma fikri gerçektir; ama bu kesin cümle ona ait değildir.

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Batch 2026-07-05 (reviewed).

Background reading: LuckAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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