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

Luck, in the great game of war, is undoubtedly lord of all.

Survivors look back and see omens, messages they missed.

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

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

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

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.

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

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

We do not suffer by accident. 

A self-made man is one who believes in luck and sends his son to Oxford.

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.