Logo
As a game of mingled skill and chance, Billiards stands at the hea

As a game of mingled skill and chance, Billiards stands at the head of what may be called Indoor Athletics. Requiring far less mental exertion than Chess… it provides amusement for the mind, it also affords exercise for the body. – Captain Crawley (George Frederick Pardon, 1824–1884), The Billiard Book, 1

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Games
category

Do I rue a life wasted doing crosswords? Yes, but I do know the three-letter-word for regret. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Category:
Games

Games lubricate the body and the mind. – Benjamin Franklin

Category:
Games

No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward. – Amar Gopal Bose

Category:
Games

Life is more fun if you play games. – Roald Dahl

Category:
Games

Random Quotes

Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that childs world and thus a world event. – Gaston Bachelard

Category:
Children

People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure. – Lao Tzu

Category:
Failure

Land really is the best art. – Andy Warhol

Category:
Art

Im grateful to God for His bountiful gifts… He gave me courage and faith in myself. – Loretta Young

Category:
Courage