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Of all mechanics, of all servile handycrafts-men, a gamester is th

Of all mechanics, of all servile handycrafts-men, a gamester is the vilest. But yet, as many of the quality are of the profession, he is admitted amongst the politest company. – John Gay

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Through all the employments of life each neighbor abuses his brother; whore and rogue they call husband and wife: All professions be-rogue one another. – John Gay

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But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest. – John Gay

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

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The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice. – Denis Diderot

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

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No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games. – W. H. Auden

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