Win in the lottery, and behold! you are a clever man.

He who triumphs is venerated.
Be born with a silver spoon in your mouth! everything lies in that.

Be lucky, and you will have all the rest; be happy, and people will think you great.

Outside of five or six immense exceptions, which compose the splendor of a century, contemporary admiration is nothing but short-sightedness.

Gilding is gold.