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

Good 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.

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

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

Some folks want their luck buttered.

To put one’s trust in God is only a longer way of saying that one will chance it.

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

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

Luck takes the step that no one sees.

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

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

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

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