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…
Photo: Steve Punter (Wikimedia Commons)Gambling and Luck Quotations
These quotations are sorted chronologically and appear quite representative of gambling as it has developed over the last 2,000 years or more…
Luck is what happens
when preparation meets opportunity.
Seneca
(ca. 4 BC – 65 AD; Roman philosopher, dramatist, and writer)
when preparation meets opportunity.
Seneca
(ca. 4 BC – 65 AD; Roman philosopher, dramatist, and writer)
Quit while you’re ahead.
All the best gamblers do.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales
(1601-1658; Spanish Jesuit, writer, and philosopher)
All the best gamblers do.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales
(1601-1658; Spanish Jesuit, writer, and philosopher)
By gaming we lose both
our time and treasure:
two things most precious
to the life of man.
Owen Feltham
(1602-1668; English essay writer)
our time and treasure:
two things most precious
to the life of man.
Owen Feltham
(1602-1668; English essay writer)
If you would be wealthy,
think of saving
as well as getting.
Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790; American politician, scientist, inventor, and statesman)
think of saving
as well as getting.
Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790; American politician, scientist, inventor, and statesman)
I’m a great believer in luck,
and I find the harder I work
the more I have of it.
Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826; American third president of the United States)
and I find the harder I work
the more I have of it.
Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826; American third president of the United States)
If you must play,
decide upon three things at the start:
the rules of the game,
the stakes,
and the quitting time.
Chinese Proverb
decide upon three things at the start:
the rules of the game,
the stakes,
and the quitting time.
Chinese Proverb
The only sure thing about luck is
that it will change.
Bret Harte
(1836-1902; American author and poet)
that it will change.
Bret Harte
(1836-1902; American author and poet)
True luck consists not
in holding the best
of the cards at the table;
luckiest is
he who knows
just when to rise and go home.
John Milton Hay
(1838-1905, American statesman, diplomat, author, and journalist)
in holding the best
of the cards at the table;
luckiest is
he who knows
just when to rise and go home.
John Milton Hay
(1838-1905, American statesman, diplomat, author, and journalist)
The gambling known as business
looks with austere disfavor
upon the business known as gambling.
Ambrose Bierce
(1842-1914; American journalist, writer, fabulist, and satirist)
looks with austere disfavor
upon the business known as gambling.
Ambrose Bierce
(1842-1914; American journalist, writer, fabulist, and satirist)
An excellent compilation. Very comprehensive list. Thanks!
A Ultimate List 😀
I love this one… Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways: women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.
So, you don’t gamble then?
Considering whether or not you are a compulsive gambler can be really frightening. After all, no one likes to admit to being out of control.
Gambling can become an addiction, and many individuals find the lure to gamble as powerful as any addictive drug.
Phew! Got there in the end! It’s a great collection, Soccerwidow!
I’m going to present my hubby with some of these quotes!! Hehehe
“Since human brain has some limits on its capacity for processing information…”
Oh no… life is hard…
Thanks a lot for the article! very good!
Holy crap…so many good sayings.
If you ain’t just a little scared when you enter a casino, you are either very rich or you haven’t studied the games enough.
Great post. This one I think is especially important.
Some people spend so much time gambling and forget their family and friends… I think these quotes say a lot about psychology of gambling.
First of all congratulations for your website and your approach and observation you have about betting and sports.
Do you believe between all kind of “traders” in sports betting the best guaranteed way “based on statistics, observation and real money” the sharpbet is the best to making profit in long term?
Hi Ricardo,
many thanks for the nice words.
I replied in form of an article: Sharp Betting: Sports Betting as a Permanent Source of Income
I’d like to echo the thanks going out for this great collection. It is very helpful!
Great resource, definitely inspiring and got me thinking. Thanks!