When I was young,
people called me a gambler.
As the scale of my operations increased
I became known as a speculator.
Now I am called a banker.
But I have been doing
the same thing all the time.
Sir Ernest Cassel
(1852-1921; German-born British merchant banker and capitalist)
people called me a gambler.
As the scale of my operations increased
I became known as a speculator.
Now I am called a banker.
But I have been doing
the same thing all the time.
Sir Ernest Cassel
(1852-1921; German-born British merchant banker and capitalist)
Image: Slavoljub Pantelic (Shutterstock)Whenever a man does
a thoroughly stupid thing,
it is always from the noblest motives.
Oscar Wilde
(1854-1900; Irish writer and poet)
a thoroughly stupid thing,
it is always from the noblest motives.
Oscar Wilde
(1854-1900; Irish writer and poet)
It is better
to have a permanent income
than to be fascinating.
Oscar Wilde
(1854-1900; Irish writer and poet)
to have a permanent income
than to be fascinating.
Oscar Wilde
(1854-1900; Irish writer and poet)
The roulette table pays nobody
except him that keeps it.
Nevertheless a passion for gaming is common,
though a passion
for keeping roulette tables is unknown.
George Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950; Irish playwright
and co-founder of the London School of Economics)
except him that keeps it.
Nevertheless a passion for gaming is common,
though a passion
for keeping roulette tables is unknown.
George Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950; Irish playwright
and co-founder of the London School of Economics)
In gambling the many must lose
in order
that the few may win.
George Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950; Irish playwright
and co-founder of the London School of Economics)
in order
that the few may win.
George Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950; Irish playwright
and co-founder of the London School of Economics)
The only man who makes money
following the races
is the one
who does it with a broom and shovel.
Elbert Hubbard
(1856-1915; American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher)
following the races
is the one
who does it with a broom and shovel.
Elbert Hubbard
(1856-1915; American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher)
Luck, bad if not good,
will always be with us.
But it has a way of favoring the intelligent
and showing its back to the stupid.
John Dewey
(1859-1952; American psychologist and educational reformer)
will always be with us.
But it has a way of favoring the intelligent
and showing its back to the stupid.
John Dewey
(1859-1952; American psychologist and educational reformer)
The safest way
to double your money is
to fold it over once
and put it in your pocket.
Kin Hubbard
(1868-1930; American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist)
to double your money is
to fold it over once
and put it in your pocket.
Kin Hubbard
(1868-1930; American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist)
Gambling:
The sure way of getting nothing from something.
Wilson Mizner
(1876-1933; American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur)
The sure way of getting nothing from something.
Wilson Mizner
(1876-1933; American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur)
Remember this:
The house doesn’t beat the player.
It just gives him the opportunity
to beat himself.
Nicholas Dandolos, a.k.a. “Nick the Greek”
(1883-1966; Greek-born professional gambler and high roller)
The house doesn’t beat the player.
It just gives him the opportunity
to beat himself.
Nicholas Dandolos, a.k.a. “Nick the Greek”
(1883-1966; Greek-born professional gambler and high roller)
There are so many ways to lose, but so few ways to win. Perhaps the best way to achieve victory is to master all the rules for disaster, and then concentrate on avoiding them.
quoting Victor Niederhoffer
No. The quickest route to failure is fear of trying.
Is it like concentrating on weakness and ignoring the strengths????
If you believe that what you focus on you’ll get more of – you may be attracting more disaster.
The first rule of avoiding disaster – don’t focus on mastering disaster. You may find yourself up to your butt in aligators for a long time!
Put your focus more on enjoying the journey and less on crossing the finish line. The only winner when you don’t is your Ego.
Quality reading. Thanks!
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)
Great quotes, all of them are inspiring and real. People must really know when to quit. Thanks.
This is probably the best compilation of gambling quotes that I’ve seen, great job!