“Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it.”
Tom Holt (1961) British writer
My Hero (1996)
“Push your luck, gorgeous, and eventually luck pushes back.”
— Scott Lynch, book The Republic of Thieves
Source: The Republic of Thieves (2013), Chapter 8 “The Five-Year Game: Infinite Variation” section 8 (p. 468)
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Willst du immer weiterschweifen?
Sieh, das Gute liegt so nah.
Lerne nur das Glück ergreifen,
denn das Glück ist immer da.
Variant translation:
Do you wish to roam farther and farther?
See! The Good lies so near.
Only learn to seize good fortune,
For good fortune's always here.
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