often enough, we owe our good fortune to someone else’s loss.

The luck of having talent is not enough  one must also have a talent for luck. — Hector Berlioz

In the field of observation  chance favours the prepared mind. — Louis Pasteur

If you were born lucky  even your rooster will lay eggs. — Russian proverb

Depend on the rabbit&#039;s foot if you will  but remember it didn&#039;t work for the rabbit! — R. E. Shay

Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster. — J. Christopher Herold

Luck is being ready for the chance. — J. Frank Dobie

Every man  even the most blessed  needs a little more than average luck to survive this world. — Vance Bourjaily

With luck on your side you can do without brains. — Giordano Bruno

If fortune turns against you  even jelly breaks your tooth. — Persian proverb

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered. — William Shakespeare

I&#039;m a great believer in luck. I find the harder I work  the more I have of it. — Stephen Leacock

Vexed sailors curse the rain For which poor shepherds prayed in vain. — Edmund Waller