Have been most timid of cowards from day of birth, " replied Li Han, without shame, "and this is an inauspicious day."- "No it ain't, " said Olaf, "it ban Thursday.

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In this quote from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2, the two characters of Li Han and Olaf are discussing the notion of luck. The first character, Li Han, is a Christian, and he believes that luck is a gift from God. He says that "God has saved me from an unlucky day." He notes that he was born on a day with a bad omen, Thursday, and therefore has been lucky all his life. Olaf doesn't agree.

He claims that being born on a Thursday is just as good as being born on any other day of the week. In short, Olaf's idea is that it doesn't matter when you're born as long as you're alive.

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