"There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes."

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, British Novelist

Time, Being, Duty, Fancy

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"There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes."

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