Elena Preobrazhenskaya

Don't let prosperity seduce you into complacency. When good luck, progress, and success flourish; don't indulge in frivolous spending, taking people and positions for granted. Instead, acknowledge the possibilities for sudden change, reversals, and unexpected declines. Store your harvests in the summer and fall; don't expect these opportunities in the winter. Fame and fortune magnetize friends and favors best reserved for times of adversity when their support becomes much more expensive or not available at all. The foolish seldom have allies because when in luck, we don't recognized them and when in adversity, they don't recognize us.