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

—Arthur Griffiths, 1899

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

—Cormac McCarthy, 2005

Luck is believing you’re lucky. 

—William Carlos Williams, 1947

Some folks want their luck buttered.

—Thomas Hardy, 1886

Good or ill fortune is very little at our disposal.

—David Hume, 1742

Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 

—Ovid, 8

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

—Christina Stead, 1938

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

—Book of Proverbs, c. 350 BC

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

—Oscar Wilde, 1895

Luck takes the step that no one sees.

—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BC

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

—Calvin Coolidge, 1932

There 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, 1897

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.

—William Shakespeare, c. 1610
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