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“Good luck go with you, O Chief of the Wolves. And good luck and strong white teeth go with noble children that they may never forget the hungry in this world.”

World May Children Strong White Forget This World Luck Noble Hungry Teeth Chiefs Never Forget Good Luck White Teeth

Book:Jungle Book: Illustrated

Source: Jungle Book: Illustrated

“When some incident has shattered the career you’ve mapped out for yourself, a folly, a crime or a misfortune, you mustn’t think you’re down and out. It may be a stroke of luck, and when you look back years later you may say to yourself that you wouldn’t for anything in the world exchange the new life disaster has forced upon you for the dull, humdrum existence you would have led if circumstances hadn’t intervened.”

Ifs Thinking World Years Looks May Existence Careers Crime Circumstances Down And Luck Disaster Dull Folly Misfortunes Strokes New Life Incidents Shattered Humdrum

Author:W. Somerset Maugham

“Art, not unlike raising children... may entail much sacrifice and periods of despair, but, with luck, the effort will produce something that outlives you.”

May Children Art Effort Sacrifice Produce Periods Despair Luck Raising Children

Author:Michael Kimmelman

“I may say that this is the greatest factor: the way in which the expedition is equipped, the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. Victory awaits him who has everything in order, luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time, this is called bad luck.”

People Way May Certain Order Taken Victory Difficulty Luck Meetings Defeat Factors Avoiding Neglected Bad Luck Expeditions Precaution Foreseen

Book:The South Pole

Source: The South Pole

“The path of love. Good luck. May your love guide you through the bardo to eternity.”

May Path Yoga Eternity Luck Guides Good Luck Bhakti Yoga Path Of Love

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If sophistication is a matter of being in control of our primary reactions, we may now be sophisticated. At least we shall be fairly confident of ourselves and may, with any luck, be confident of others. Our object will be to enjoy our selves. But to make sure that our names are permanently on the cast list, it will be advisable to be of interest to others. This aim must never be confused with the desire to be popular.”

Ifs May Self Matter Desire Names Enjoy Interest Objects Aim Luck Casts Lists Reactions Primaries Confused Sophisticated Sophistication Be Confident Advisable

Author:Quentin Crisp

“A physicist looks for causes; that does not necessarily imply that there are causes everywhere. A man may look for gold without assuming that there is gold everywhere; if he finds gold, well and good, if he doesn't he's had bad luck. The same is true when the physicists look for causes.”

Ifs Men Wells Looks May Doe Causes Gold Luck Assuming Physicist Bad Luck

Book:Bertrand Russell on God and Religion

Source: Bertrand Russell on God and Religion