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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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Getting money is not all a mans business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. – Samuel Johnson

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

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

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I cant believe that God plays dice with the universe. – Albert Einstein

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I have a notion that gamblers are as happy as most people, being always excited; women, wine, fame, the table, even ambition, sate now and then, but every turn of the card and cast of the dice keeps the gambler alive — besides one can game ten times longer than one can do any thing else. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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