"Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right - all that falls to them is so much gain - all their geese are swans."
— Brothers Grimm
Some Men Are Born To Good
Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right - all that falls to them is so much gain - all their geese are swans.
About this quote
This observation comes from the tale "Hans in Luck" (Hans im Glück) in the Grimms' Kinder- und Hausmärchen, first published in 1812. The tale follows a naive young man who trades away his fortune piece by piece, ending up with nothing — yet remains cheerful throughout, believing himself lucky. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm collected such tales from German-speaking storytellers, and the moral complexity of "Hans in Luck" — is Hans foolish or liberated? — has made it one of their most discussed stories.
Source
Hans in Luck, Grimm's Fairy Tales