Quotation by

Jonathan Swift

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.

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People who are unhappy admit that luck has influenced their situation, while those who are happy believe their achievements come from their own careful planning or abilities. This means that success is often credited to personal effort rather than chance, except by those who feel unfortunate.

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