[General] Chances are always for those who are well prepared

[Silverobama]

Hi.

Someone in the chat room translated a sentence into English, which is "Chances leave it to people who prepare for it". This is a common Chinese saying. My version is "Chances are always for those who are well prepared". The meaning of the sentence is "One needs to equip themselves with knowledge, useful things and so on and once the chance is coming, one can take advantage of it". A case in point is a man who has studied English hard for many years and one day he gets the job of a big company. If he doesn't study hard, when the chance has come, he doesn't have the ability to take the job.

I wonder if my italic version is natural in English. (Both in spoken and formal English.)

 

[J&K Tutoring]

You can search on line for 'preparedness quotes'.
It's hard for a native to help with you example sentence, because we use the word chance in several ways. Among synonyms- and possibly related to your sentence- are:
1. chance = opportunity
2. chance = luck

 

[jutfrank]

There's a saying that goes something like "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity".

 

[J&K Tutoring]

There's a saying that goes something like "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity".

I've seen that one more as: "Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."

 

[Tarheel]

A case in point is a man who has studied English hard for many years and one day he gets a chance at a job at a big company. If he hadn't studied hard, when the chance came he wouldn't have been able to take the job.

See my suggestions above.

 

[Silverobama]

You can search on line for 'preparedness quotes'.
It's hard for a native to help with you example sentence, because we use the word chance in several ways. Among synonyms- and possibly related to your sentence- are:
1. chance = opportunity
2. chance = luck

I can't search on Google because it is banned by the government. I tried to install my VPN again but failed.

I've seen two good sentences below and I'll use either of them.

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps:

I've seen two good sentences, and I'll use one of them.

You could also say:

I saw two good sentences, and I'll use one of them.