Quote by Samuel Johnson
Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an u

Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an unsociable man, an unprofitable man. Gaming is a mode of transferring property without producing any intermediate good. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. – Samuel Johnson

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Trust
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. – Samuel Johnson

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Friendship
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Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the childs rattle, and the old man does not care for the young mans whore. – Samuel Johnson

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Generations
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Other Quotes from
Gambling (Gaming)
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Smith and Wesson or a Colt always beat four aces. – Proverb

The best throw of the dice is to throw them away. – English Proverb

Nobody has ever bet enough on a winning horse. – Proverb

There are two great pleasures in gambling: that of winning and that of losing. – Proverb

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Majority rule only works if youre also considering individual rights. Because you cant have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper. – Larry Flynt

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Medical physics is an applied area of physics. – John Cameron

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Dont let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – dont let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency. – Aesop

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