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.

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.

Now for good lucke, cast an old shooe after mee.

Now for good lucke, cast an old shooe after mee.

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.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

You can take it as understood That your luck changes only if it's good.

You can take it as understood That your luck changes only if it's good.

I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for
the plays of W. Shakespeare, but all they got was read more

I heard someone tried the monkeys-on-typewriters bit trying for
the plays of W. Shakespeare, but all they got was the collected
works of Francis Bacon.

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.