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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.

One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.

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.