Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.