Diligence is the mother of good luck.

What it means

Don Quixote calls this a common proverb, and says experience proves it. Care and effort bring good outcomes more often than chance. Do the work and luck tends to follow.

The source

"Diligence is the mother of good luck." Cervantes said it in Don Quixote I.46. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.

"la diligencia es madre de la buena ventura"

Original Spanish, Don Quixote I.46. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Cervantes (1547–1616). Spanish soldier, captive and tax collector who wrote Don Quixote, the story of a man who chose to live by an ideal in a world that laughed at it.

Questions

What does "Diligence is the mother of good luck." mean?

Don Quixote calls this a common proverb, and says experience proves it. Care and effort bring good outcomes more often than chance. Do the work and luck tends to follow.

Who said "Diligence is the mother of good luck."?

Cervantes (1547–1616). Source: Don Quixote I.46.

What is the original Spanish?

la diligencia es madre de la buena ventura. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.

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