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Better to be good or lucky? (Original Post)
Bayard
Jul 2020
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The Magistrate
(95,264 posts)1. Lucky, Sir
Though it is hard to be lucky without being good.
"Chance favors the prepared mind."
underpants
(183,007 posts)2. Whew. That was close.
We almost lost a skateboarders contribution to society
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)3. I'd say that fool better be glad the driver didn't panic.
Jeebo
(2,034 posts)4. He was neither good nor lucky, but simply very foolish.
As a general rule, though, I would rather be good, because I have some control over that, but I will take lucky when it happens.
-- Ron
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)5. He should stop while he is alive.
Bayard
(22,228 posts)6. What our Moms always told us,
Don't play in the ROAD!