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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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The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

by Wilson Mizner 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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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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"Then here goes another," says he, "to make sure,
For there's luck in odd numbers," says Rory O'More.

"Then here goes another," says he, "to make sure,
For there's luck in odd numbers," says Rory O'More.

by Samuel Lover Found in: Luck Quotes,
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Good luck is a lazy man's estimate of a worker's success.

Good luck is a lazy man's estimate of a worker's success.

by Anon. Found in: Luck Quotes,
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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.

by Josh Billings Found in: Luck Quotes,
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Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Luck Quotes,
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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.

by R. E. Shay Found in: Luck Quotes,
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I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for
the plays of W. Shakespeare, but all they got was read more

I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for
the plays of W. Shakespeare, but all they got was the collected
works of Francis Bacon.

by John Heywood Found in: Luck Quotes,
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