True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.

About John Hay

John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and an assistant for Abraham Lincoln, he became a diplomat. He served as United States Secretary of State under...

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