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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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Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles. – Samuel Johnson

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Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else. – Samuel Johnson

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Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions. – Samuel Johnson

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The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil. – Heywood Broun

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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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The only man who makes money following the races is one who does it with a broom and shovel. – Elbert Hubbard

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Rule: Never perform card tricks for the people you play poker with. – Proverb

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For the past eight years, the right has been better at working the refs. Now the left is learning how to play the game. – Eric Alterman

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Dont try to tear down other peoples religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy its glories. – Brigham Young

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