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Luck: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

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.— LEWIS J. BATES — Good Luck.

As they who make Good luck a god count all unlucky men.— GEORGE ELIOT — The Spanish Gypsy. Bk. I.

A farmer travelling with his load Picked up a horseshoe on the road, And nailed it 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.— JAMES T. FIELDS — The Lucky Horseshoe.

Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it.— DOUGLAS JERROLD — Jerrold's Wit.

Meeting Trouble Half-Way. Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.— LONGFELLOW — Evangeline. Pt. I. St. 2.