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Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave the commonsensical reply that we read more
Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave the commonsensical reply that we don't have as much money. That was a true and incomplete answer. In fact, women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage.
The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.
The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.
No wife can endure a gambling husband, unless he is a steady winner.
No wife can endure a gambling husband, unless he is a steady winner.
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the read more
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.
The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong -- but that's the way to read more
The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong -- but that's the way to bet it.
Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich -- something for nothing.
Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich -- something for nothing.
One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.
One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.
Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people.
Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people.