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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.
What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's read more
What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.
Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast in the stream where you least expect there will be a read more
Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast in the stream where you least expect there will be a fish.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
