Betting Quote by Owen Feltham

“By gaming we lose both our time and treasure - two things most precious to the life of man.”

Owen Feltham

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The boundary of man is moderation. When once we pass that pale our guardian angel quits his charge of us.

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Of all trees, I observe God hath chosen the vine, a low plant that creeps upon the helpful wall; of all beasts, the soft and patient lamb; of all fowls, the mild and guileless dove. Christ is the rose of the field, and the lily of the valley. When God appeared to Moses, it was not in the lofty cedar…

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To go to law is for two persons to kindle a fire, at their own cost, to warm others and singe themselves to cinders;…

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Virtue is the truest liberty.

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Fear, if it be not immoderate, puts a guard about us that does watch and defend us; but credulity keeps us naked, and lays…

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Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy

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Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth God, as if He were nearer at hand.

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Truth and fidelity are the pillars of the temple of the world; when these are broken, the fabric falls, and crushes all to pieces.

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There is no one subsists by himself alone.

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Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

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It is rare to see a rich man religious; for religion preaches restraint, and riches prompt to unlicensed freedom.

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Pleasures can undo a man at any time, if yielded to.

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Betting on football had been banned and, if anything, things got worse. I'd bet on horses instead. I knew absolutely nothing about horses.

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“Winning is never about luck alone — it's about timing, patience, and trusting the game.”

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Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.

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Can you make fancy patterns of water that actually have some computation power? I'm betting that fluids are complex enough to do this.

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I hope that my 'Jeopardy' run helps destigmatize sports betting because I have certainly dealt with some stigmas.

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The financial crisis of 2008 was not caused by investment banks betting against the housing market in 2007. It was caused by the fact…

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If you're betting all the time, everything is just another bet. You don't even think about the money after you've made the arrangements. You're…

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When I'm introspective about the last few years I think the biggest mistake that we made, as a company, is betting too much on HTML5 as opposed to native... because it just wasn't there. And it's not that HTML5 is bad. I'm actually, on long-term, really excited about it. One of the things that's interesting is we actually have more…

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