Charles Spurgeon Quotes

There is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes.

Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.

Luck is always waiting for something to turn up. Labor, with keen eyes and strong will, always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman will bring news of a legacy. Labor turns out at six o'clock and with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the foundation of a competence. Luck whines. Labor whistles. Luck relies on chance, labor on character.

Luck is earned. Luck is working so hard at your craft, service or enterprise that sooner or later you get a break.

Luck? Luck is hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

I'm not a believer of luck. I think opportunity and hard work becomes luck.

The harder you work... and visualize something, the luckier you get.

Care and diligence bring luck.

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.

Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.

In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.

Remember: when you knock on the door of Opportunity, it is Work who answers!

I promise you, a lot of it is luck. But you make your own luck by working really hard and trying lots and lots of things.

There are no shortcuts. You have to work hard, and try to put yourself in a position where if luck strikes, you can see the opportunity and take advantage of it.

I discovered that the more I hustled, the luckier I seemed to get.

Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.

Chance sometimes opens the door, but luck belongs to the good players.

I believe in hard work and luck, and that the first often leads to the second

Hard work and a proper frame of mind prepare you for the lucky breaks that come along -- or don't.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

You look at it as a privilege. So you really decide that you're going to put the time in and work really hard to get to the point where you're ready.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.