Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 

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

We do not suffer by accident. 

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

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

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

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

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

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. 

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

Luck is believing you’re lucky. 

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.