Luck takes the step that no one sees.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BC
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When the abbot throws the dice, the whole convent will play.
—Martin Luther, c. 1540Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.
—Calvin Coolidge, 1932One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
—Oscar Wilde, 1895Casting lots causes contentions to cease, and keeps the mighty apart.
—Book of Proverbs, c. 350 BCFortune resists half-hearted prayers.
—Ovid, 8It is so difficult not to become vain about one’s own good luck.
—Simone de Beauvoir, 1963Good 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.
—Zhuangzi, c. 300 BCNothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1938Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
—E.B. White, 1944Luck is believing you’re lucky.
—William Carlos Williams, 1947We do not suffer by accident.
—Jane Austen, 1813There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it, and when he can.
—Mark Twain, 1897