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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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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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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A racehorse is an animal that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same time. – Author Unknown

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The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket. – Kin Hubbard

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Games of chance are traps to catch school boy novies and gaping country squires, who begin with a guinea and end with a mortgage. – Author Unknown

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

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Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. – James Buchan

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It is your business when the wall next door catches fire. – Horace

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I will either be famous or infamous. – Otto Dix

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I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style. – Louis Aragon

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