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

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

We do not suffer by accident. 

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.

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

Luck, in the great game of war, is undoubtedly lord of all.

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

Nothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck.

A self-made man is one who believes in luck and sends his son to Oxford.

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

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

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