Summary
This quote suggests that luck plays a significant role in explaining the success of people we do not like. It implies that it is difficult to comprehend or acknowledge the achievements of those we have a negative attitude towards, and instead, attributing their success to luck is a way to rationalize it. By highlighting the concept of luck as a determining factor, the quote emphasizes the speaker's disbelief or unease with the idea that their rivals might have achieved success based purely on their merits or abilities.
Topics
Success
By Jean Cocteau