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Quote by Mark Twain
Baccarat is a game whereby the croupier gathers in money with a fl

Baccarat is a game whereby the croupier gathers in money with a flexible sculling oar, then rakes it home. If I could have borrowed his oar I would have stayed. – Mark Twain

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It is discouraging to try to penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it. – Mark Twain

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A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. – Mark Twain

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No one can write perfect English and keep it up through a stretch of ten chapters. It has never been done. – Mark Twain

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A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to us than the 99 which we had to work for, and the money won at Faro or in the stock market snuggles into our hearts in the same way. – Mark Twain

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Horse sense is a good judgment which keeps horses from betting on people. – W.C. Fields

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Horse racing is animated roulette. – Roger Kahn

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No dog can go as fast as the money you bet on him. – Bud Flanagan

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