Luck is believing you’re lucky. 

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

To hold a throne is luck; to bestow it, virtue.

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

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

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

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

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

Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 

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

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

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

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