Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

The measure of choosing well, is, whether a man likes and finds good in what...

The measure of choosing well, is, whether a man likes and finds good in what...

We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair.

We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair.

For thy sake, tobacco, I would do anything but die.

For thy sake, tobacco, I would do anything but die.

Don't introduce me to that man! I want to go on hating him, and I...

Don't introduce me to that man! I want to go on hating him, and I...

Nothing puzzles me more than the time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less.

Nothing puzzles me more than the time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less.

Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life

Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life

It is good to love the unknown.

It is good to love the unknown.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a...

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a...

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed...

The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed...

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my...

I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my...

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome...

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome...