In a message dated 8/19/12 12:03:48 AM, [email protected] writes:
> - The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy > impute all their success to prudence or merit. > > Jonathan Swift > This is Swift in one of his less logical moments. And badly ambiguous (at least outside of its context; e.g. what does he have in mind with 'fortune' -- 'luck'? or 'wealth'?) If a prudent and meritorious person earns a fortune, he is likely to celebrate the power of both luck and wealth -- even though he be not miserable.
