english: It's probably as unlikely that you would nowadays become as rich and famous as Bill Gates, as it was unlikely in the 17th century that you would accede to the ranks of the French aristocracy.
non_english: Verjetno je danes malo verjetno, da bi postali bogati in slavni kot Bill Gates, kot je bilo v 17. stoletju malo verjetno, da bi napredovali na položaje francoske aristokracije.