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A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Farewell, good Salisbury, and good luck go with thee!
Farewell, good Salisbury, and good luck go with thee!
A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed if fast read more
A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed if fast to his barn door,
That luck might down upon him pour;
That every blessing known in life
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
And never any kind of harm
Descend upon his growing farm.
