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From an 1854 address by Louis Pasteur. Discovery, he observed, rewards the prepared: chance favours those whose knowledge and attention are ready to seize it.
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Talih, hazırlıklı zihinden yanadır.Louis Pasteur, Lille Üniversitesi'ndeki konuşma
Louis Pasteur'ün 1854 tarihli bir konuşmasından. Keşfin, hazırlıklı olanı ödüllendirdiğini gözlemledi: Şans, bilgisi ve dikkati onu yakalamaya hazır olanlardan yanadır.
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