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

Some folks want their luck buttered.

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

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

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

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

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

Good fortune turns aside destruction by a great god.

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

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

Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 

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

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.