“Forget about finding four-leaf clovers - we’re going out to look for a lucky duck!” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Sometimes, I drop pennies on the ground so that someone will have good luck.” -Author Unknown
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Al: Why so glum?
Bert: I spent my lucky penny on a piece of bubblegum, and now the flavor in the gum is all gone.
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“I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest, who complained of bad luck.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish.” [translation to English]
“Casus ubique valet; semper tibi pendeat hamus. Quo minime credas gurgite, piscis erit.” [original Latin]
-Publius Ovidius Naso (also known simply as Ovid (43 B.C.E. - about C.E. 17)): “Amores,” Book III, line 425
“In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work, and love. The other ninety-nine percent is due to our efforts.” -Peter McWilliams (Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949 - 2000))
“I don’t believe in luck - I believe in preparation.” -Bobby Knight
“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.” -Bret Harte (Francis Bret ‘Bret’ Harte (1836 - 1902))
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“People always call it luck when you’ve acted more sensibly than they have.” -Anne Tyler
“All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck - who keeps right on going - is the man who is there when the good luck comes - and is ready to receive it.” -Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)
“Success in your life or business isn’t magic or luck, it is the result of knowledge of the right things to do.” -Stephen A. Matuszak
“Nothing runs on guaranteed good luck.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Hezikiah: Is it really unlucky to have a black cat cross your path?
Ichabod: Only if you are a mouse!
“A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” -Groucho Marx (Julius Henry ‘Groucho’ Marx (1890 - 1977))
“Hard work beats luck every time.” -Author Unknown
“Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something.” -Wilson Mizner (1876 - 1933)
“Luck can only get you so far.” -J. K. Rowling (pseudonym of Joanne ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”; character Hermione Granger referring to a luck potion Felix Felicis
“Sometimes, I drop pennies on the ground so that someone will have good luck.” -Author Unknown
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Al: Why so glum?
Bert: I spent my lucky penny on a piece of bubblegum, and now the flavor in the gum is all gone.
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“I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest, who complained of bad luck.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish.” [translation to English]
“Casus ubique valet; semper tibi pendeat hamus. Quo minime credas gurgite, piscis erit.” [original Latin]
-Publius Ovidius Naso (also known simply as Ovid (43 B.C.E. - about C.E. 17)): “Amores,” Book III, line 425
“In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work, and love. The other ninety-nine percent is due to our efforts.” -Peter McWilliams (Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949 - 2000))
“I don’t believe in luck - I believe in preparation.” -Bobby Knight
“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.” -Bret Harte (Francis Bret ‘Bret’ Harte (1836 - 1902))
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“People always call it luck when you’ve acted more sensibly than they have.” -Anne Tyler
“All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck - who keeps right on going - is the man who is there when the good luck comes - and is ready to receive it.” -Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)
“Success in your life or business isn’t magic or luck, it is the result of knowledge of the right things to do.” -Stephen A. Matuszak
“Nothing runs on guaranteed good luck.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Hezikiah: Is it really unlucky to have a black cat cross your path?
Ichabod: Only if you are a mouse!
“A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” -Groucho Marx (Julius Henry ‘Groucho’ Marx (1890 - 1977))
“Hard work beats luck every time.” -Author Unknown
“Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something.” -Wilson Mizner (1876 - 1933)
“Luck can only get you so far.” -J. K. Rowling (pseudonym of Joanne ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”; character Hermione Granger referring to a luck potion Felix Felicis
Winner every time? Really? Sometimes the odds can seem a little odd . . . and can even leave people feeling cheated . . . so this might be decision time . . . and someone could decide that games of chance, no matter how appealing the false promises associated with them might be, are simply not worth a part of anyone’s life, effort, and resources, all of which instead could be placed into something that is more likely to yield gains or favorable results.
“To persuade people not to gamble is to win for them.” -Author Unknown
“Fortune is given to brave men.” [translation to English]
“Fortibus est fortuna viris data.” [original Latin]
-Ennius (Quintus Ennius (about 239 B.C.E. - about 169 B.C.E.)): “Annales,” line 257
“Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.” -Author Unknown
Lottery: 1. A tax on people who are bad at math. 2. A tax on people who don’t understand statistics.
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“Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.” -Sophocles (about 496 B.C.E. - about 406 B.C.E.)
“There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“‘Luck’ is a very good word if you put a ‘p’ before it.” -Author Unknown
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“Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.” -Voltaire (pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778)): “Dictionnaire philosophique portatif” (English: “A Philosophical Dictionary”) (1764)
“I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com/
“If you engage in gambling, or games of chance, you will have to sell your furniture, your house, your clothes, your pets, your friends, and your family. How much are they worth, to you?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Luck is usually good planning, carefully executed.” -Joe Moore
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“The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.” -Channing Pollock (1880 - 1946)
“I broke a mirror in my house, I’m supposed to get seven years of bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.” -Steven Wright (Steven Alexander Wright (born 1955))
“Luck always seems to be against the man who depends on it.” -Author Unknown
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“Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.” -Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873))
“Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember, it didn’t work for the rabbit.” -R. E. Shay: as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
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“A lucky rabbit’s foot is not so lucky if you are a rabbit.” -Author Unknown
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” -Harry Golden
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“Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it, and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.” -Lucille Ball (Lucille Désirée Ball (1911 - 1989))
“A wise man turns chance into good fortune.” -Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661)
“Some people boast about their winnings in gambling, lotteries, card games, and other games of chance. What they often will not tell others is that for every couple of dollars they boast of having won, they have lost hundreds or thousands of dollars, in playing silly games.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“When the wild bird lacks food, all the Earth is before him.” -Author Unknown
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“Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65))
“Even bad luck is good for something, in a wise man’s hands.” -Author Unknown
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“He’s so unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.” -Don Marquis (Donald Robert Perry ‘Don’ Marquis (1878 - 1937))
“To persuade people not to gamble is to win for them.” -Author Unknown
“Fortune is given to brave men.” [translation to English]
“Fortibus est fortuna viris data.” [original Latin]
-Ennius (Quintus Ennius (about 239 B.C.E. - about 169 B.C.E.)): “Annales,” line 257
“Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.” -Author Unknown
Lottery: 1. A tax on people who are bad at math. 2. A tax on people who don’t understand statistics.
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“Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.” -Sophocles (about 496 B.C.E. - about 406 B.C.E.)
“There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“‘Luck’ is a very good word if you put a ‘p’ before it.” -Author Unknown
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“Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.” -Voltaire (pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778)): “Dictionnaire philosophique portatif” (English: “A Philosophical Dictionary”) (1764)
“I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com/
“If you engage in gambling, or games of chance, you will have to sell your furniture, your house, your clothes, your pets, your friends, and your family. How much are they worth, to you?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Luck is usually good planning, carefully executed.” -Joe Moore
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“The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.” -Channing Pollock (1880 - 1946)
“I broke a mirror in my house, I’m supposed to get seven years of bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.” -Steven Wright (Steven Alexander Wright (born 1955))
“Luck always seems to be against the man who depends on it.” -Author Unknown
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“Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.” -Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873))
“Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember, it didn’t work for the rabbit.” -R. E. Shay: as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
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“A lucky rabbit’s foot is not so lucky if you are a rabbit.” -Author Unknown
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” -Harry Golden
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“Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it, and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t.” -Lucille Ball (Lucille Désirée Ball (1911 - 1989))
“A wise man turns chance into good fortune.” -Thomas Fuller (1608 - 1661)
“Some people boast about their winnings in gambling, lotteries, card games, and other games of chance. What they often will not tell others is that for every couple of dollars they boast of having won, they have lost hundreds or thousands of dollars, in playing silly games.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“When the wild bird lacks food, all the Earth is before him.” -Author Unknown
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“Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65))
“Even bad luck is good for something, in a wise man’s hands.” -Author Unknown
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“He’s so unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.” -Don Marquis (Donald Robert Perry ‘Don’ Marquis (1878 - 1937))
“Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it.” -Douglas Jerrold (Douglas William Jerrold (1803 - 1857)): “Meeting Troubles Half-Way” (1859)
“When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.” -Armand Hammer (1898 - 1990)
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“With luck on our side.” [translation to English]
“Fortuna suffragante.” [original Latin]
-Author Unknown
“The best throw of the dice is to throw them away.” -Austin O’Malley (1858 - 1932): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“It’s hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you’ve earned.” -Frank A. Clark (Frank Atherton Clark (1911 - 1991))
“I understand life isn’t fair, but why couldn’t it just once be unfair in my favor?” -Christy Murphy
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Charms Said To Bring Good Luck
- An article of clothing or jewelry
- Four-leaf clovers
- Rabbits’ feet
- Horseshoes
- Pennies
Can you think of others?
“Most of the good luck attributed to charms goes to the sellers, who pocket the handsome profits made from selling the items.” -Author Unknown
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“Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.” -J. Christopher Herold
“Luck is when opportunity knocks and you answer.” -Author Unknown
“You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.” -Jimmy Dean
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“Good luck is another name for tenacity* of purpose.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
*tenacity: persistence
“People talk about getting lucky breaks in their careers. I’m living proof that the ‘lucky breaks’ theory is simply wrong. You get to make your own luck . . . The world is run by those who show up . . . not those who wait to be asked.” -Steve Blank
“If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.” -Sophocles (496 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)
“Those who have succeeded at anything and don’t mention luck are kidding themselves.” -Larry King (pseudonym of Larry Zeigler)
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“People who are down on their luck, or who wish to have better luck, will often seek things, which they believe will bring them better luck or good luck. Though people may believe luck is in certain things possessed, the real magic is in the belief in what is possible and in what we do when we believe in possibilities.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.” -Armand Hammer (1898 - 1990)
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“With luck on our side.” [translation to English]
“Fortuna suffragante.” [original Latin]
-Author Unknown
“The best throw of the dice is to throw them away.” -Austin O’Malley (1858 - 1932): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“It’s hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you’ve earned.” -Frank A. Clark (Frank Atherton Clark (1911 - 1991))
“I understand life isn’t fair, but why couldn’t it just once be unfair in my favor?” -Christy Murphy
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Charms Said To Bring Good Luck
- An article of clothing or jewelry
- Four-leaf clovers
- Rabbits’ feet
- Horseshoes
- Pennies
Can you think of others?
“Most of the good luck attributed to charms goes to the sellers, who pocket the handsome profits made from selling the items.” -Author Unknown
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“Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.” -J. Christopher Herold
“Luck is when opportunity knocks and you answer.” -Author Unknown
“You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.” -Jimmy Dean
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“Good luck is another name for tenacity* of purpose.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
*tenacity: persistence
“People talk about getting lucky breaks in their careers. I’m living proof that the ‘lucky breaks’ theory is simply wrong. You get to make your own luck . . . The world is run by those who show up . . . not those who wait to be asked.” -Steve Blank
“If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.” -Sophocles (496 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)
“Those who have succeeded at anything and don’t mention luck are kidding themselves.” -Larry King (pseudonym of Larry Zeigler)
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“People who are down on their luck, or who wish to have better luck, will often seek things, which they believe will bring them better luck or good luck. Though people may believe luck is in certain things possessed, the real magic is in the belief in what is possible and in what we do when we believe in possibilities.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Searching for four-leaf clovers brings good luck by getting people outdoors, in the sunshine and clean, fresh air over clover fields, where they walk around and look at green, growing plants. The much-needed change of scenery momentarily takes their minds away from worries and stressful focusses. Freedom of thought and being can happen. Searching for four-leaf clovers is good exercise for the mind and the senses.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Luck is when probability surprises you.” -Anthony R. Kesler
“Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.” -E. B. White (Elwyn Brooks White (1899 - 1985))
“Change of fortune is the lot of life.” -Author Unknown
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“You will not need to place hope in lucky charms, when you come to know that you are a lucky charm yourself.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“In a bet there is a fool and a thief.” -Author Unknown: proverb
“You don’t just luck into things as much as you’d like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it’s friendships or opportunities.” -Barbara Bush (Barbara Pierce Bush (1925 - 2018))
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“Good luck.” [translation to English]
“Go n-eiri an t-adh leat.” [original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown
“Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit the mark?” -Marcus Tullius Cicero (also known simply as Cicero or Tully (106 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.))
“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” -Samuel Goldwyn (also known as Samuel Goldfish, born Szmuel Gelbfisz (1879 or 1882 - 1974))
“One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.” -Dan Bennett (born about 1962) at http://www.danbennett.com/
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“By gaming, we lose both our time and treasure: two things most precious to the life of man.” -Owen Feltham (1602 - 1668)
“The only guaranteed way to win at gambling is to never gamble.” -Author Unknown
“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” -Cormac McCarthy: “No Country for Old Men”
“Luck is largely a matter of paying attention.” -Susan M. Dodd
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“The only ones who win every game of chance are the gambling establishments.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The best luck of all is the luck you make yourself.” -Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964)
“The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune.” -Bias of Priene
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“If people understood that all state and national lotteries, privately owned casinos with machines and table games, other games of chance, and so forth, are simply con games, or schemes by greedy, unscrupulous people to separate them from their money, we would shut down all games of chance and gambling operations and ultimately have a better world.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Shallow men believe in luck . . . Strong men believe in cause and effect.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “The Conduct of Life” (1860)
“The odds may be stacked against you. But I believe when you tap into your unique gifts and abilities, while combining them with a sense of purpose, passion, and perseverance you will not only defy those odds, you will help create a better life for yourself and rest of us.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
“Chance favors those in motion.” -James H. Austin
“Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.” -T. T. Munger (Thornton Taft Munger (1883 - 1975))
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“I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.” -Fran Lebowitz (Frances Ann ‘Fran’ Lebowitz (born 1950))
“Some folk want their luck buttered.” -Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
“Luck is when probability surprises you.” -Anthony R. Kesler
“Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.” -E. B. White (Elwyn Brooks White (1899 - 1985))
“Change of fortune is the lot of life.” -Author Unknown
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“You will not need to place hope in lucky charms, when you come to know that you are a lucky charm yourself.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“In a bet there is a fool and a thief.” -Author Unknown: proverb
“You don’t just luck into things as much as you’d like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it’s friendships or opportunities.” -Barbara Bush (Barbara Pierce Bush (1925 - 2018))
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“Good luck.” [translation to English]
“Go n-eiri an t-adh leat.” [original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown
“Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit the mark?” -Marcus Tullius Cicero (also known simply as Cicero or Tully (106 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.))
“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” -Samuel Goldwyn (also known as Samuel Goldfish, born Szmuel Gelbfisz (1879 or 1882 - 1974))
“One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.” -Dan Bennett (born about 1962) at http://www.danbennett.com/
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“By gaming, we lose both our time and treasure: two things most precious to the life of man.” -Owen Feltham (1602 - 1668)
“The only guaranteed way to win at gambling is to never gamble.” -Author Unknown
“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” -Cormac McCarthy: “No Country for Old Men”
“Luck is largely a matter of paying attention.” -Susan M. Dodd
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“The only ones who win every game of chance are the gambling establishments.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The best luck of all is the luck you make yourself.” -Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964)
“The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune.” -Bias of Priene
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“If people understood that all state and national lotteries, privately owned casinos with machines and table games, other games of chance, and so forth, are simply con games, or schemes by greedy, unscrupulous people to separate them from their money, we would shut down all games of chance and gambling operations and ultimately have a better world.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Shallow men believe in luck . . . Strong men believe in cause and effect.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “The Conduct of Life” (1860)
“The odds may be stacked against you. But I believe when you tap into your unique gifts and abilities, while combining them with a sense of purpose, passion, and perseverance you will not only defy those odds, you will help create a better life for yourself and rest of us.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
“Chance favors those in motion.” -James H. Austin
“Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.” -T. T. Munger (Thornton Taft Munger (1883 - 1975))
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“I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.” -Fran Lebowitz (Frances Ann ‘Fran’ Lebowitz (born 1950))
“Some folk want their luck buttered.” -Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
Rose: You lucky duck, you!
Roscoe: Quack, quack!
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“One-half of life is luck; the other half is discipline - and that’s the important half, for without discipline you wouldn’t know what to do with luck.” -Carl Zuckmayer (1896 - 1977)
“Fortune favors the brave.” [translation to English]
“Fortune favors the bold.” [variant translation to English]
“Audentes fortuna iuvat.” [original Latin]
-Publius Vergilius Maro (also known simply as Vergil or Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.)): “The Aeneid” (about 29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), book 10, line 284
Once upon a time, people believed that a horseshoe, hung above a doorway, would keep out mischievous spirits and bring good luck to a home. In most of Europe, the protective horseshoes were placed in a downward facing position, but in some parts of Ireland, Britain, and America, people believed that the shoes must be turned upward, because otherwise, ‘the luck would run out’ of them.
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“Of course I don’t believe in it. But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not.” -Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962), explaining why he had a horseshoe on his wall
“It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.” -Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad Nalecz-Korzeniowski (1857 - 1924))
“I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Everyone has bad breaks but everyone also has opportunities. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.” -Samuel Goldwyn (also known as Samuel Goldfish, born Szmuel Gelbfisz (1879 or 1882 - 1974))
“If you think you’re lucky, you’ll get better luck.” -Yukio Funai (1933 - 2014)
Luck
What we call Luck
Is simply Pluck,
And doing things over and over;
Courage and will,
Perseverance and skill -
Are the four leaves of Luck’s clover.
By Author Unknown
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“Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
“How often things occur by mere chance, which we dared not even to hope for.” [translation to English]
“Quam sæpe forte temere eveniunt, quæ non audeas optare.” [original Latin]
-Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.)): “Phormio,” book V, section 1, line 31
“Luck has a peculiar habit of favoring those who don’t depend on it.” -Author Unknown
“Good luck is often with the man who doesn’t include it in his plans. Luck is always waiting for something to turn up. Labor, with keen eyes and strong will, always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman will bring news of a legacy. Labor turns out at six o’clock and with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the foundation of a competence. Luck whines, labor whistles. Luck relies on chance, labor on character.” -Richard Cobden
“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.” -Coleman Cox: “Listen to This” (1922)
“Never mind the odds against you. If you doubled your effort, what would the odds against you do - send for reinforcements?” -Robert Brault (1938 - 2016): “Sparsely Sage, Mostly Rosemary and Thyme” at rbrault.blogspot.com
“Luck is believing you’re lucky.” -Tennessee Williams (pseudonym of Thomas Lanier Williams (1911 - 1983))
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“Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.” -Iain Duncan Smith
“The hard work puts you where the good luck can find you.” -Author Unknown
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“Some of you will be successful, and such will need but little philosophy to take them home in cheerful spirits; others will be disappointed, and will be in a less happy mood. To such, let it be said, ‘Lay it not too much to heart.’ Let them adopt the maxim, ‘Better luck next time’; and then, by renewed exertion, make that better luck for themselves.” -Abraham Lincoln (1809 -1865): speech (1859) at the Wisconsin State Agricultural Fair
“May the odds be ever in your favor!” -Suzanne Collins
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Roscoe: Quack, quack!
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“One-half of life is luck; the other half is discipline - and that’s the important half, for without discipline you wouldn’t know what to do with luck.” -Carl Zuckmayer (1896 - 1977)
“Fortune favors the brave.” [translation to English]
“Fortune favors the bold.” [variant translation to English]
“Audentes fortuna iuvat.” [original Latin]
-Publius Vergilius Maro (also known simply as Vergil or Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.)): “The Aeneid” (about 29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), book 10, line 284
Once upon a time, people believed that a horseshoe, hung above a doorway, would keep out mischievous spirits and bring good luck to a home. In most of Europe, the protective horseshoes were placed in a downward facing position, but in some parts of Ireland, Britain, and America, people believed that the shoes must be turned upward, because otherwise, ‘the luck would run out’ of them.
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“Of course I don’t believe in it. But I understand that it brings you luck whether you believe in it or not.” -Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962), explaining why he had a horseshoe on his wall
“It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.” -Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad Nalecz-Korzeniowski (1857 - 1924))
“I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Everyone has bad breaks but everyone also has opportunities. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.” -Samuel Goldwyn (also known as Samuel Goldfish, born Szmuel Gelbfisz (1879 or 1882 - 1974))
“If you think you’re lucky, you’ll get better luck.” -Yukio Funai (1933 - 2014)
Luck
What we call Luck
Is simply Pluck,
And doing things over and over;
Courage and will,
Perseverance and skill -
Are the four leaves of Luck’s clover.
By Author Unknown
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“Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
“How often things occur by mere chance, which we dared not even to hope for.” [translation to English]
“Quam sæpe forte temere eveniunt, quæ non audeas optare.” [original Latin]
-Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.)): “Phormio,” book V, section 1, line 31
“Luck has a peculiar habit of favoring those who don’t depend on it.” -Author Unknown
“Good luck is often with the man who doesn’t include it in his plans. Luck is always waiting for something to turn up. Labor, with keen eyes and strong will, always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman will bring news of a legacy. Labor turns out at six o’clock and with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the foundation of a competence. Luck whines, labor whistles. Luck relies on chance, labor on character.” -Richard Cobden
“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.” -Coleman Cox: “Listen to This” (1922)
“Never mind the odds against you. If you doubled your effort, what would the odds against you do - send for reinforcements?” -Robert Brault (1938 - 2016): “Sparsely Sage, Mostly Rosemary and Thyme” at rbrault.blogspot.com
“Luck is believing you’re lucky.” -Tennessee Williams (pseudonym of Thomas Lanier Williams (1911 - 1983))
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“Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.” -Iain Duncan Smith
“The hard work puts you where the good luck can find you.” -Author Unknown
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“Some of you will be successful, and such will need but little philosophy to take them home in cheerful spirits; others will be disappointed, and will be in a less happy mood. To such, let it be said, ‘Lay it not too much to heart.’ Let them adopt the maxim, ‘Better luck next time’; and then, by renewed exertion, make that better luck for themselves.” -Abraham Lincoln (1809 -1865): speech (1859) at the Wisconsin State Agricultural Fair
“May the odds be ever in your favor!” -Suzanne Collins
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