A deck of cards is built like the purest of hierarchies, with every card a master to those below it, a lackey to those above it.
You have to be able to read your cards. You have to be able to read your opponents. But learning to read yourself is the hardest part.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt represents determinism; the way you play it is your own will.
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.