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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.
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.
Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.
Oh a cockroach is better luck than a cricket upon the hearth
for her magnetizes to your home those who read more
Oh a cockroach is better luck than a cricket upon the hearth
for her magnetizes to your home those who love every heart.
Maybe I'm lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the wrong direction
Maybe I'm lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the wrong direction
When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.
When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.
I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.
I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.
Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.
Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.
Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.