Quote by Heywood Broun
The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable

The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil. – Heywood Broun

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Just as every conviction begins as a whim so does every emancipator serve his apprenticeship as a crank. A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room. – Heywood Broun

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Brotherhood is not just a Bible word. Out of comradeship can come and will come the happy life for all. – Heywood Broun

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The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice is so pleasurable, that I assume it must be evil. – Heywood Broun

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Nobody has ever bet enough on a winning horse. – Proverb

Whenever you see a gaming table be sure to know fortune is not there. Rather she is always in the company of industry. – Oliver Goldsmith

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

The only man who makes money following the races is one who does it with a broom and shovel. – Elbert Hubbard

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