The Art of Worldly Wisdom(132)

Be able to stomach big slices of Luck. In the body of wisdom not the least important organ is a big stomach, for great capacity implies great parts. Big bits of luck do not embarrass one who can digest still bigger ones. What is a surfeit for one may be hunger for another. Many are troubled as it were with weak digestion, owing to their small capacity being neither born nor trained for great employment. Their actions turn sour, and the humors that arise from their undeserved honors turn their head and they incur great risks in high place: they do not find their proper place, for luck finds no proper place in them. A person of talent therefore should show that he has more room for even greater enterprises, and above all avoid showing signs of a little heart.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />