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Good luck7 quotes
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Fortune, that arrant whore, Ne’er turns the key to th’ poor. — William Shakespeare · 1606Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless. — Herodotus · 430 BCMay the odds be ever in your favor! — Suzanne Collins · 2008Beauty is an enormous, unmerited gift given randomly, stupidly. — Khaled Hosseini · 2013All 7 quotes →
Fortune2 quotes
Fortune, that arrant whore, Ne’er turns the key to th’ poor. — William Shakespeare · 1606The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless. — Herodotus · 430 BC
Luck2 quotes
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless. — Herodotus · 430 BC
Beauty1 quote
Beauty is an enormous, unmerited gift given randomly, stupidly. — Khaled Hosseini · 2013
Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790
Diligence1 quote
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736
Happiness1 quote
Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790
Hard work1 quote
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736
Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790
Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Benjamin Franklin · 1736
Randomness1 quote
Beauty is an enormous, unmerited gift given randomly, stupidly. — Khaled Hosseini · 2013
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. — Douglas Adams · 1988
The poor1 quote
Fortune, that arrant whore, Ne’er turns the key to th’ poor. — William Shakespeare · 1606
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. — Douglas Adams · 1988
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. — Douglas Adams · 1988