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Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people.
Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people.
In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win
In gambling the many must lose in order that the few may win
Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave the commonsensical reply that we read more
Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave the commonsensical reply that we don't have as much money. That was a true and incomplete answer. In fact, women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage.
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.
Gambling is a disease of barbarians superficially civilized.
The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.
The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.
The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong -- but that's the way to read more
The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong -- but that's the way to bet it.
Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich -- something for nothing.
Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich -- something for nothing.
The best throw with the dice is to throw them away.
The best throw with the dice is to throw them away.
I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.
I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.