Quotes of Wager - somelinesforyou

“ Life is a gamble at terrible odds, if it were a bet, you would not take it. ”

- Tom Stoppard

“ What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, "I bet that my Redeemer liveth.". ”

- Samuel Butler

“ Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate, then, to wager that he is. ”

- Blaise Pascal

“ Consult your dragon before you wager his hide. ”

- Melaine Rawn

“ When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager that the man, if not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. ”

- Henry Fielding

“ Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge. ”

- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

“ I'm a gambler, and now I'm betting on Texas. ”

- Kinky Friedman

“ We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble with such big stakes in diplomacy without having your master card in your hand. ”

- Henry L. Stimson

“ When in doubt, punt! ”

- John Heisman

“ When you make a bet, you're saying something. ”

- Al Alvarez
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