It is better to know where your luck lies than where your talent lies: that's an old man's opinion.' 'I'll remember it,' said Somerset.
'And now give me some account of your new clubs, new hotels, and new men....

What I was going to add, on the subject of finding out where your luck lies, is that nobody is so unfortunate as not to have a lucky star in some direction or other.

Perhaps yours is at the antipodes; if so, go there.

All I say is, discover your lucky star.' 'I am looking for it.' 'You may be able to do two things; one well, the other but indifferently, and yet you may have more luck in the latter.

Then stick to that one, and never mind what you can do best.