Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 

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

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck.

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.

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

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

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

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

It is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is your fate to be required to bear. 

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.

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