chance favors the prepared mind
chance favors the prepared mind
The more prepared or knowledgeable you are, the more likely you will be able to make the most of chance opportunities and observations. The phrase is attributed to 19th-century bacteriologist Louis Pasteur. A: "Once the user had exhausted our usual troubleshooting suggestions, I was able to see the cause of his unique issue in the program." B: "Well, you had taken the steps to rule out all the other possibilities. Chance favors the prepared mind after all." It was only because of my years of research that I was able to seize on the scientific potential that lay hidden in the natural phenomenon. Chance favors the prepared mind!
See also: chance, favor, mind, prepare
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- know a trick or two
- biggest frog in the puddle
- the biggest frog in the puddle
- the biggest toad in the puddle
- fait
- be au fait with
- know what (one) is doing
- know what you are about
- know what you're doing/about
- know what (one) is about