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A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
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.
Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck.
Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck.
Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast. In the stream where you least expect it, there will be read more
Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast. In the stream where you least expect it, there will be fish.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
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.
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.]
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.
I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.
I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.