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    O, once in each man's life, at least,
    Good luck knocks at his door;
    And wit to seize the flitting guest
    Need never hunger more.
    But while the loitering idler waits
    Good luck beside his fire,
    The bold heart storms at fortune's gates,
    And conquers its desire.

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Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to
meet it.

Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to
meet it.

by Douglas Jerrold Found in: Luck Quotes,
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What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's read more

What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.

by Victor Cherbuliez Found in: Luck Quotes,
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Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth
The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.

Good luck befriend thee, Son; for at thy birth
The fairy ladies danced upon the hearth.

by John Milton Found in: Luck Quotes,
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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.

by Maya Angelou Found in: Fantasy Quotes, Luck Quotes,
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If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

by Stanislaw J. Lec Found in: Luck Quotes,
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.

It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Luck Quotes,
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Farewell, good Salisbury, and good luck go with thee!

Farewell, good Salisbury, and good luck go with thee!

by William Shakespeare Found in: Luck Quotes,
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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.

by John Heywood Found in: Luck Quotes, Work Quotes,
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As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page, gives
intelligence of Ford's approach, and in her read more

As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page, gives
intelligence of Ford's approach, and in her invention, and Ford's
wife's distraction, they conveyed me into a buck-basket.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Luck Quotes,
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