Quote by William Bolitho
A gambler is nothing but a man who makes his living out of hope. -

A gambler is nothing but a man who makes his living out of hope. – William Bolitho

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General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming. – William Bolitho

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Only the poet has any right to be sorry for the poor, if he has anything to spare when he has thought of the dull, commonplace rich. – William Bolitho

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The shortest way out of Manchester is notoriously a bottle of Gordons gin; out of any businessmans life there is the mirage of Paris; out of Paris, or mediocrity of talent and imagination, there are all the drugs, from subtle, all-conquering opium to cheating, cozening cocaine. – William Bolitho

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Money won is twice as sweet as money earned. – From the movie The Color of Money

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No wife can endure a gambling husband, unless he is a steady winner. – Thomas Robert Dewar

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A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to us than the 99 which we had to work for, and the money won at Faro or in the stock market snuggles into our hearts in the same way. – Mark Twain

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

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