Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.
—Calvin Coolidge, 1932
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Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.
—Instructions of Ankhsheshonqy, c. 100 BCLuck, in the great game of war, is undoubtedly lord of all.
—Arthur Griffiths, 1899Fortune resists half-hearted prayers.
—Ovid, 8Misfortune, n. The kind of fortune that never misses.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.
—David Hume, 1742A self-made man is one who believes in luck and sends his son to Oxford.
—Christina Stead, 1938Survivors look back and see omens, messages they missed.
—Joan Didion, 2005To put one’s trust in God is only a longer way of saying that one will chance it.
—Samuel Butler, c. 1890There 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, 1897Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
—William Shakespeare, c. 1610One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
—Oscar Wilde, 1895Luck is believing you’re lucky.
—William Carlos Williams, 1947