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

We do not suffer by accident. 

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

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

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

You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.

’Tis not a ridiculous devotion to say a prayer before a game at tables?

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

Luck takes the step that no one sees.

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.

Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.

Luck is believing you’re lucky.