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In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win
In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win
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.
It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where your going to read more
It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where your going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice.
When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table.
When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table.
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.
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.
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.
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.
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.