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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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So unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.

So unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.

by Don Marquis 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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This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers.
Away; go. They say there is read more

This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers.
Away; go. They say there is divinity in odd numbers, either in
nativity, chance, or death.

by William Shakespeare 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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I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Luck Quotes,
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A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.

by James A. Garfield Found in: Luck Quotes,
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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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As they who make
Good luck a god count all unlucky men.

As they who make
Good luck a god count all unlucky men.

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Don't you know by now, luck don't lead to anything or why you keep on moving

Don't you know by now, luck don't lead to anything or why you keep on moving

by Steve Winwood Found in: Luck Quotes,
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