“Victory awaits him, who has everything in order – Luck we call it. Defeat is definitely due for him, who has neglected to take the necessary precautions –Bad Luck we call it” – Roald Amundsen.
!["Lucky" Amundsen at the South Pole - December 1911](https://thefourthrevolution.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/amundsen.jpg)
Amundsen is known to be the leader of the first successful expedition to the South Pole, beating Scott who was comparatively very ill-prepared and died on the return journey (after the heart-breaking discovery of Amundsen’s Norwegian flag at the South Pole!).
This probably summarizes a philosophy of luck that many of us should adopt as a general approach to life!