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Quotes About Luck

I never met another man I'd rather be. And even if that's a delusion, it's a lucky one.
~ Charles Bukowski
A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.
~ Charles Dickens
If you entertain the supposition that any real success, in great things or in small, ever was or could be, ever will or can be, wrested from Fortune by fits and starts, leave that wrong idea here or leave your cousin Ada here.
~ Charles Dickens
Sí, claro -replicó el otro, suspirando. -El mismo Sydney, con la misma suerte. Ya en aquel entonces hacía los ejercicios escolares de otros chicos y raras veces los míos. -¿Y por qué no los tuyos? -Sabe Dios. Era mi estilo, supongo.
~ Charles Dickens
The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win
~ Charles H. Spurgeon
This lucky little lady bug has landed here to stay, to make my garden pretty and keep the weeds away.
~ Author Unknown
Luck never gives; it only lends.
~ Swedish Proverb
May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light, May good luck pursue you each morning and night.
~ Irish blessing
Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don't want to press your luck.
~ Author Unknown
You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.
~ Proverb
Luck has a peculiar habit of connecting with the man on the move...
~ L. W. Allwyn-Schmidt, 1919
May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun And find your shoulder to light on, To bring you luck, happiness, and riches Today, tomorrow, and beyond.
~ Irish blessing
Guests bring good luck with them.
~ Turkish proverb
I remembered Tucker telling me that luck was no lady; luck was a mean drunk who didn't know when to stop punching.
~ Abby Geni, The Wildlands, 2018
When strolling through the garden, If you should chance to see A ladybug out walking, Please say "hi" for me! For ladybugs are good bugs, They help the garden grow They will bring you good luck, So always say "hello!"
~ Author Unknown
A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to you than the ninety and nine which you had to work for, and money won at faro or in stocks snuggles into your heart in the same way.
~ Mark Twain (at Bayreuth)
The reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because, when opportunity knocks, they are out looking for four-leaf clovers.
~ Walter P. Chrysler
It's a corny old gag about Las Vegas, the temporal city if there ever was one, trying to camouflage the hours and retard the dawn, when everybody knows that if you're feeling lucky you're really feeling time in its rawest form, and if you're not feeling lucky, they've got a clock at the bus station.
~ Michael Herr
A poet trains himself to stand out in a storm and be struck by lightning. If he is lucky enough to be struck six times, he becomes immortal. Randall Jarrell said it, and he's right.
~ James Dickey
The more chance there is of stubbing your toe, the more chance you have of stepping into success.
~ Author Unknown
Chance takers are accident makers.
~ Author Unknown
It cannot be denied, but outward accidents conduce much to fortune; favour, opportunity, death of others, occasion fitting virtue: but chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands: "Faber quisque fortunæ suæ," saith the poet...
~ Francis Bacon
I've had one very bad ankle injury but otherwise I've been incredibly lucky with my fitness. I've worked hard at it and I've always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career, but I am 36.
~ Graeme Le Saux
The people I want are very famous and very rich, and all I can offer them is a bit of exposure on TV and a bit of cash, so it's a miracle we get any guests at all. But we have been very lucky.
~ Graham Norton