"Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned"
- Emily Dickinson
About this Quote
This quote by Emily Dickinson recommends that luck is not something that is merely handed to us, but rather something that we must work hard for. She suggests that fortune is not something that is easily gotten, but rather something that requires effort and devotion. She suggests that the "expensive smile" of fortune is something that is made through effort and determination. This quote encourages us to put in the effort and devotion necessary to achieve our goals and to not rely on luck alone. It advises us that success is not something that is just handed to us, but something that we should pursue. It is a reminder that effort and dedication are the secrets to achieving our objectives and that luck is insufficient.
This quote is written / told by Emily Dickinson between December 10, 1830 and May 15, 1886. She was a famous Poet from USA.
The author also have 44 other quotes.
"Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need?"
"It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and packing, it's the best smile in the world; and there's nobody hurt, and the well's under control"
"Not by appointment do we meet delight Or joy; they heed not our expectancy; But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile"
"I figured out, I guess, that the job just makes me happy if it's not number one. So if it all works, great. If it doesn't, I still go home, look at my kids, and I have a big smile on my face"