Good luck is the willing handmaid of upright, energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.
James Russell LowellWhat men call luck Is the prerogative of valiant souls, The fealty life pays its rightful kings.
James Russell LowellThe only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he gives himself for a principle. Words, money, all things else, are comparatively easy to give away; but when a man makes a gift of his daily life and practice, it is plain that the truth, whatever it may be, has taken possession of him.
James Russell Lowell