No wife can endure a gambling husband, unless he is a steady winner.

No wife can endure a gambling husband, unless he is a steady winner.

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.

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.

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.

The best throw with the dice is to throw them away.

The best throw with the dice is to throw them away.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a read more

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table.

When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table.

A man's gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know read more

A man's gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know it

If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the read more

If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.