“Never bet against a certainty” or “never bet against a sure thing” has long been common wisdom. But what about having good odds on a possibility?
“Never bet on a possibility against a certainty” was said in a 1962 issue of U.S. News & World Report to be “an old financial adage.” A 1962 issue of the Atlanta Economic Review also describes “Never bet on a possibility against a certainty” as “an old financial adage.” Other citations of the adage are lacking, but the logic of the adage is commonly known.
Google Books
U.S. News & World Report
Volume 52, Issues 10-18
1962
Pg. 69:
“There’s an old financial adage, ‘Never bet on a possibility against a certainty.’”
Google Books
Atlanta Economic Review
Volumes 12-13
1962
Pg. 7:
“Never bet on a possibility against a certainty” is an old financial adage!
Prop Secrets
Thursday, September 30, 2010
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LESSON LEARNED: Never bail on a sure thing. Never bet on a possibility.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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