Luck, in the great game of war, is undoubtedly lord of all.
—Arthur Griffiths, 1899Quotes
Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
—E.B. White, 1944Good fortune is light as a feather, but nobody knows how to hold it up. Misfortune is heavy as the earth, but nobody knows how to stay out of its way.
—Zhuangzi, c. 300 BCSome folks want their luck buttered.
—Thomas Hardy, 1886Survivors look back and see omens, messages they missed.
—Joan Didion, 2005To hold a throne is luck; to bestow it, virtue.
—Seneca the Younger, c. 45’Tis not a ridiculous devotion to say a prayer before a game at tables?
—Thomas Browne, 1642Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1610We do not suffer by accident.
—Jane Austen, 1813Luck is believing you’re lucky.
—William Carlos Williams, 1947Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.
—David Hume, 1742It is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is your fate to be required to bear.
—Charlotte Brontë, 1847One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
—Oscar Wilde, 1895