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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.
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 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.
A man's gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know read more
A man's gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know it
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.
The best throw with the dice is to throw them away.
The best throw with the dice is to throw them away.
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
Gambling undermines the moral fiber of society.
Gambling undermines the moral fiber of society.
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.
