We do not suffer by accident. 

Misfortune, n. The kind of fortune that never misses.

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

You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.

When the abbot throws the dice, the whole convent will play.

Some folks want their luck buttered.

Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck.

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

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

Luck takes the step that no one sees.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

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