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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.]
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.
A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed if fast read more
A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed if fast to his barn door,
That luck might down upon him pour;
That every blessing known in life
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
And never any kind of harm
Descend upon his growing farm.
People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.
People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.
Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.
Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.
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.
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.
I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.
I do not believe that the Good Lord plays dice.
