“Luck, good or bad, is the invisible play of mind upon affairs, the effect of mental aptitudes and habits which are not in sight, but which work and bring forth their due issues.” MindPlayIssuesEffectsHabitSightLuckAffairDuesInvisibleAptitude Author:James Vila Blake
“Now, if we understand what unlucky persons are, we shall see that they are to be shunned, or that we are to consort with them only out of kindness or from sympathy, but without joining our interests with theirs; for they are persons who are not harmonious with the condition of things around them, and are as much at issue with life as a bird who should try to live in the water, or a fish to float in the air.” IfsShouldTryingPersonsInterestWaterKindnessIssuesAirConditionsBirdLuckFishesFloatsJoiningHarmoniousUnlucky Author:James Vila Blake