Quotes about games of chance which every player should know

Meanwhile there are hundreds of quotes about games of chance which are more or less accurate. The topic of gambling in quotes is often criticised and the existing dangers are always mentioned. Despite all this we looked up the most common games of chance quotes which every player has heard at one time or another.

Even George Washington as the first President of the United States (1789 – 1797) spoke publicly about games of chance. At that time, he had stated: “Games of chance are greed’s child, the brother of pointlessness and mischief’s father.” Everyone should think and judge for himself to what extent this quote was valid at the time and may be valid now. Hereinafter we want to mention and explain some further games of chance quotes of well-known personalities.

What did Albert Einstein think about games of chance?

It is not only the first US-Präsident but also the well-known theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) who had spoken about games of chance. Einstein once said: “God does not play dice!“. The most well-known physician in scientific history meant that luck cannot bring you everything and one should not rely on it.

However, we find the games of chance quote of the former US Foreign Minister John Milton Hay as the most approrpate one. Many years ago he had stated: “Real luck is not having the best cards; the person who knows when it is time to stand up and go home is the happiest person.” The US politician meant that whilst playing games of chance one should not become too greedy. One should be happy with the success he has achieved and simply take the winnings home.

And the writers? The well-known author Bret Harte once stated the following about games of chance: “the only reliable thing in luck is that it will change“. Ofcourse even the longest stroke of luck will once have an (abrupt) end and then there could be great disappointment.

“Gambling is greed’s son and the father of despair”

A French saying is similar to the quote we mentioned in the beginning which was made by the former US president Washington. This saying goes: “Gambling is greed’s son and the father of despair.”

A British saying on the topic of games of chance is similarly pessimistic. The saying goes: “The best throw of the dice is to throw them away“.

A quote from the well-known James Bond film “Casino Royal” is more optimistic and does not criticise games of chance so much. The quote goes: “at gambling the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck”.

Hpw can one leave a casino with a small fortune?

Jack J. Yelton, Captain of the US Air Force advises us how to leave a casino with a small fortune: “There is a very easy way to return from a casino with a small fortune; go there with a large one!”.

And what does the US playwright Wilson Mizner think about games of chance? “Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something“.

And finally, we would like to mention a Yugoslavian proverb. This goes: “Nine gamblers could not feed a single rooster”. This means that “the right“ (pathological) gamblers invariably invest their money in gambling. Around two years ago weh ad already raised the question in our handbook, of how can one recognise gambling addiction and fight it effectively.

Conclusion

Meanwhile there is a variety of interesting quotes on gambling. Several scientists, politicians, writers, and other famous personalities have along the years, decades and centuries spoken about gambling. It is apparent that many of these quotes and proverbs criticise gambling.

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