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    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.

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Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to
meet it.

Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to
meet it.

by Douglas Jerrold Found in: Luck Quotes,
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A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
[Lat., Felix ille tamen corvo quoque rarior albo.]

A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
[Lat., Felix ille tamen corvo quoque rarior albo.]

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As ill-luck would have it.

As ill-luck would have it.

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Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.

Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.

by Yiddish Proverb Found in: Luck Quotes,
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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.

by Anne Tyler Found in: Luck Quotes,
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If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

by Stanislaw J. Lec Found in: Luck Quotes,
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We all dream a lot - some are lucky, some are not. But if you think it, want it, dream read more

We all dream a lot - some are lucky, some are not. But if you think it, want it, dream it, then it's real. You are what you feel.

by Tim Rice Found in: Luck Quotes,
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All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck -- who keeps read more

All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck -- who keeps right on going -- is the man who is there when the good luck comes -- and is ready to receive it.

by Robert Collier Found in: Luck Quotes,
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Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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