Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.

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

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

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

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

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

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck.

Survivors look back and see omens, messages they missed.

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

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

Some folks want their luck buttered.

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