quotations about luck
Luck lies in bed, and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labor turns out at six, and with busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence.
SAMUEL SMILES
Thrift
Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me.
JOHN HEYWOOD
Proverbs
You know what luck is? Luck is believing you're lucky.... To hold front position in this rat-race you've got to believe you are lucky.
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
A Streetcar Named Desire
You never know your luck till the wheel stops.
KEN ALSTAD
Savvy Sayin's
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE
attributed, Quote Junkie: Philosophy Edition
Luck is a word the bitter teach to the ignorant.
STEVE MARABOLI
Unapologetically You
Luck whines; labor whistles.
SAMUEL SMILES
Thrift
When it comes to luck you make your own.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
"Lucky Town", Lucky Town
God is a father; luck is a stepfather.
YIDDISH PROVERB
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
stand-up routine
Luck simply means rising at six in the morning.
ANONYMOUS
Fibre & Fabric: A Record of American Textile Industries, May 10, 1902
Lucky at cards, or lucky at life. One or the other. Not both.
CINDA WILLIAMS CHIMA
The Exiled Queen
As ill-luck would have it ...
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Don Quixote
If lucky be not proud; if unlucky, do not despond.
AUSONIUS
attributed, Day's Collacon
Luck was something you either earned or invented through strength of character. You had to come by it honestly; you could not trick or bluff your way into it.
PATRICK DEWITT
The Sisters Brothers
The Ancient Egyptians considered it good luck to meet a swarm of Bees on the road. What they considered bad luck I couldn't say.
WILL CUPPY
How to Attract the Wombat
A man never has good luck who has a bad wife.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Twelve Lectures to Young Men, on Various Important Subjects
Anybody who is not pulling his weight is probably pushing his luck.
FRANKLIN JONES
attributed, Great Sayings and Quotations
Some folk want their luck buttered.
THOMAS HARDY
The Mayor of Castorbridge
Luck is a precious commodity. There's only so much to go around. And even if you do have a good-luck streak, some balancing bad luck is right around the corner. Just ask any honest gambler.
CAPRICE CRANE
With a Little Luck: A Novel