Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 

’Tis not a ridiculous devotion to say a prayer before a game at tables?

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck.

We do not suffer by accident. 

There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it, and when he can.

Luck takes the step that no one sees.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

It is so difficult not to become vain about one’s own good luck.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

It is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is your fate to be required to bear. 

Casting lots causes contentions to cease, and keeps the mighty apart.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.