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.
Είναι μάλλον εξίσου απίθανο να γίνετε πλούσιοι και διάσημοι σαν τον Μπιλ Γκέϊτς, όσο απίθανο ήταν και το 17ο αιώνα, να ανέλθετε τις βαθμίδες της Γαλλικής αριστοκρατίας.