Lapham’s Quarterly

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some folks want their luck buttered.