“Luck is like the wind: today it blows one way, tomorrow another.”Ioan Slavici · Nuvele · 1881 · Moara cu noroc
Luck is unpredictable and changeable, just like the wind.
Slavici compares luck to the wind to emphasize its lack of constancy. Just as you cannot control the wind's direction, you cannot control luck: it comes and goes without warning. For example, a merchant may succeed for years, then suddenly the market shifts and his business fails.
Why it matters It helps us not to cling to fleeting successes and to remain humble.