Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.

It is so difficult not to become vain about one’s own good luck.

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

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

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

Luck is believing you’re lucky. 

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

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

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

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

Survivors look back and see omens, messages they missed.

Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 

We do not suffer by accident.