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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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In the real world, the right thing never happens in the right place and the right time. It is the job of journalists and historians to make it appear that it has. – Mark Twain

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There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one – keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy. – Mark Twain

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Games of chance are traps to catch school boy novies and gaping country squires, who begin with a guinea and end with a mortgage. – Author Unknown

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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. – Chinese Proverb

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In most betting shops you will see three windows marked “Bet Here,” but only one window with the legend “Pay Out.” – Jeffrey Bernard

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Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something. – Wilson Mizner

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