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    As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for.

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Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

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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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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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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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As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page, gives
intelligence of Ford's approach, and in her read more

As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page, gives
intelligence of Ford's approach, and in her invention, and Ford's
wife's distraction, they conveyed me into a buck-basket.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Luck Quotes,
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Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

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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.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Luck Quotes,
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Ten years from now I plan to be sitting here, looking out over my land. I hope I'll be writing read more

Ten years from now I plan to be sitting here, looking out over my land. I hope I'll be writing books, but if not, I'll be on my pond fishing with my kids. I feel like the luckiest guy I know.

by John Grisham Found in: Luck Quotes,
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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.

by Lewis J. Bates Found in: Luck Quotes,
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