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Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ours

Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game. – Anita Brookner

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If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work. – William Shakespeare

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Ill play with it first and tell you what it is later. – Bette Davis

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