# Chance Favors Only the Prepared Mind by Louis Pasteur > "Chance favors only the prepared mind." > **— Louis Pasteur**, *1854, Lecture at the University of Lille* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative source:** [Lecture at the University of Lille](https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/directors-messages/serendipity-and-the-prepared-mind) — the linked page contains the quoted wording and supports the recorded attribution and occasion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Personal Knowledge Development|Personal Knowledge Development]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Chance favors only the prepared mind." — Louis Pasteur, 1854, Lecture at the University of Lille https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-louis-pasteur-chance-favors-prepared-mind ```