I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.

I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.

I will be treble-sinewed, hearted, breathed,
And fight maliciously; for when mine hours
Were nice and lucky, read more

I will be treble-sinewed, hearted, breathed,
And fight maliciously; for when mine hours
Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives
Of me for jests; but now I'll set my teeth
And send to darkness all that stop me.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.

Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.

Oh a cockroach is better luck than a cricket upon the hearth
for he magnetizes to your home those read more

Oh a cockroach is better luck than a cricket upon the hearth
for he magnetizes to your home those who love every heart.
(typo corrected).

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.

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.

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.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.