“Chance does nothing that has not been prepared beforehand.”— Alexis de Tocqueville Related Quotes “Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due – she reminds us too much of a prima donna.”– E. M. Forster “Whatever is well said by another is mine.”— Seneca “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”— Samuel Beckett