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

Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.

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.

Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 

Some folks want their luck buttered.

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

To hold a throne is luck; to bestow it, virtue.

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

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

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

Survivors look back and see omens, messages they missed.

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

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