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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

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Its proper use is to amuse the idle, and relax the studious, and dilute the full meals of those who cannot use exercise, and will not use abstinence. – Samuel Johnson

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Smith and Wesson or a Colt always beat four aces. – Proverb

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Of all mechanics, of all servile handycrafts-men, a gamester is the vilest. But yet, as many of the quality are of the profession, he is admitted amongst the politest company. – John Gay

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Whenever you see a gaming table be sure to know fortune is not there. Rather she is always in the company of industry. – Oliver Goldsmith

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

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