We do not suffer by accident.
—Jane Austen, 1813
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Luck is believing you’re lucky.
—William Carlos Williams, 1947’Tis not a ridiculous devotion to say a prayer before a game at tables?
—Thomas Browne, 1642Survivors look back and see omens, messages they missed.
—Joan Didion, 2005Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.
—David Hume, 1742Some folks want their luck buttered.
—Thomas Hardy, 1886When the abbot throws the dice, the whole convent will play.
—Martin Luther, c. 1540Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1610Casting lots causes contentions to cease, and keeps the mighty apart.
—Book of Proverbs, c. 350 BCThose who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.
—Calvin Coolidge, 1932Luck, in the great game of war, is undoubtedly lord of all.
—Arthur Griffiths, 1899One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
—Oscar Wilde, 1895Nothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1938