tempt fortune
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Already the Hapsburgs were nervously mustering their troops, and Napoleon had no wish to tempt fortune by warring against three Powers a thousand miles away from his own frontiers.
From The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) by Rose, John Holland
For others that day may come; but for ourselves, neither Koenraad du Plessis nor I have any wish—having prospered in other directions—to tempt fortune there again.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
He loved the game of chance, and it pleased him to tempt fortune by urging pigmies in their hundreds and thousands against each other.
From Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels by France, Anatole
Be satisfied, signor cavalier, with what is done, which is all that can be said in point of courage, and do not tempt fortune a second time.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Then Galba, unwilling to tempt fortune again, after having burned all the buildings in that village, hastened to return into the province, urged chiefly by the want of corn and provision.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir