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So unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.
So unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.
Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
[Lat., Felix ille tamen corvo quoque rarior albo.]
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
[Lat., Felix ille tamen corvo quoque rarior albo.]
I will be treble-sinewed, hearted, breathed,
And fight maliciously; for when mine hours
Were nice and lucky, read more
I will be treble-sinewed, hearted, breathed,
And fight maliciously; for when mine hours
Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives
Of me for jests; but now I'll set my teeth
And send to darkness all that stop me.
Watch out when you're getting all you want. Fattening hogs ain't in luck.
Watch out when you're getting all you want. Fattening hogs ain't in luck.