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There's something in't
More than my father's skill, which was the great'st
Of his profession, that his read more
There's something in't
More than my father's skill, which was the great'st
Of his profession, that his good receipt
Shall for my legacy be sanctified
By th' luckiest stars in heaven; and would your honor
But give me leave to thy success, I'd venture
The well-lost life of mine on his grace's cure
By such a day and hour.
It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.
People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.
Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth
The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.
Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth
The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.
A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed if fast read more
A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed if fast to his barn door,
That luck might down upon him pour;
That every blessing known in life
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
And never any kind of harm
Descend upon his growing farm.
I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?
I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?
O, once in each man's life, at least,
Good luck knocks at his door;
And wit to read more
O, once in each man's life, at least,
Good luck knocks at his door;
And wit to seize the flitting guest
Need never hunger more.
But while the loitering idler waits
Good luck beside his fire,
The bold heart storms at fortune's gates,
And conquers its desire.
Now for good lucke, cast an old shooe after mee.
Now for good lucke, cast an old shooe after mee.
As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit read more
As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for.
