This compilation contains some of the best quotes we could find related to gambling, luck and money. Since humans have existed they have gambled away their fortunes, and it is probably the fate of man to continue gambling so long as there is anything left to bet on…
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Proverbs
Proverbs are used across the planet by different cultures with different histories and customs. While the language and context may differ from place to place, proverbs are characterised by the fact that they are repeated through the generations to express a simple truth, based on common sense or practical experience:
the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.
Chinese Proverb
The best throw of the dice is to throw them away.
English Proverb
Gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair.
French Proverb
Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.
German Proverb
Eat your betting money but don’t bet your eating money.
Horseracing proverb
Every dog has his day in luck.
Japanese Proverb
Nine gamblers could not feed a single rooster.
Yugoslav proverb
Heads they win; tails we lose!
I know of people who believe that winning is everything and that they have failed in a sense, if they do not win. Winning and losing are not mutually exclusive.
Even if one should ‘lose’ there is so much that they could have ‘won’.
If one’s perspective is grounded in respecting the journey then so much can be learnt from a loss. Winning and losing are not mutually exclusive and should not be perceived to be so.
Don’t bet your eating money, that will save your life if you listen to it.
The excitement that a gambler feels when making a bet is equal to the amount he might win times the probability of winning it. (Blaise Pascal)