Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
— Seneca
This is one of the most widely cited quotes in business and career advice, and one of the most loosely attributed. The sentiment is Seneca's — he writes extensively about preparation and readiness — but this exact phrasing is a modern paraphrase. What Seneca actually argues is subtler: that fortune favours the prepared mind not because the universe rewards effort, but because preparation changes what you are able to see.
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