
You got to know when to hold ’em
Know when to fold ’em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you’re sittin’ at the table
There’ll be time enough for countin’
When the dealin’s done
Source
These lines are the chorus of one of my
favourite Oldies tracks by Kenny Rogers titled ‘The Gambler’. In it, Rogers
talked about how he met a gambler on a train who schooled him in the art of
gambling. I’ll paraphrase...