“In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be…” Edward Bulwer-Lytton

In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play the cards, whatever they be, to the best of your skill.

In today’s wordsIn life, as in cards, don't count on the hand you're dealt. Play whatever cards you have to the best of your skill.

Source: From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

Edward Bulwer-Lytton: In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play…