Flirtation: attention without intention. Max O'Rell More Quotes by Max O'Rell More Quotes From Max O'Rell Luck means the hardships and privations which you have not hesitated to endure, the long nights you have devoted to work. Luck means the appointments you have never failed to keep; the trains you have never failed to catch. Max O'Rell failure work mean A nation of ants, morose, frigid, and still preserving the same dread of happiness and joy as in the days of John Knox. Max O'Rell insulting ants joy