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O, once in each man's life, at least,
Good luck knocks at his door;
And wit to read more
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.
"Then here goes another," says he, "to make sure,
For there's luck in odd numbers," says Rory O'More.
"Then here goes another," says he, "to make sure,
For there's luck in odd numbers," says Rory O'More.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
You can take it as understood That your luck changes only if it's good.
You can take it as understood That your luck changes only if it's good.
As ill-luck would have it.
As ill-luck would have it.
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.
When God throws the dice are loaded.
When God throws the dice are loaded.
Don't you know by now, luck don't lead to anything or why you keep on moving
Don't you know by now, luck don't lead to anything or why you keep on moving
