gambler quotes

• A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress. (Henry Fielding) [gambler/shadow/mind/lady]
• Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. () [life/gambler]
• Just because Fate doesnt deal you the right cards, it doesnt mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential. () [right/gambler/give/gambler]
• Patience and shuffle the cards. (Miguel De Cervantes) [patience/gambler]
• A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress. (Henry Fielding) [gambler/shadow/mind/lady]
• A Judge may be a farmer; but he is not to geld his own pigs. A Judge may play a little at cards for his own amusement; but he is not to play at marbles, or chuck farthing in the Piazza. (Samuel Johnson) [gambler]
• I am sorry I have not learnt to play at cards. It is very useful in life: it generates kindness, and consolidates society. (Samuel Johnson) [gambler/life/society]
• Cards are war, in disguise of a sport. (Charles Lamb) [gambler/war/exercise]
• If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards. (Georg Christoph Lichtenberg) [gambler]
• Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well. (Jack London) [life/matter/gambler]
• In order to win you must be prepared to lose something. And leave one or two cards showing. (Van Morrison) [order/gambler]
• Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will. (Jawaharlal Nehru) [life/gambler/willpower]
• One should always play fair when one has the winning cards. (Oscar Wilde) [gambler]
• You take the cards you're dealt. I'm now ferociously healthy in body and mind. You couldn't pay me to go near a psychiatrist again. Stopping seeing them was my first step to getting well. (Margot Kidder) [take/gambler/soul & body/mind]
• Valerie Van Halen is such a pretty name. All my credit cards, my driver's license, everything has Van Halen on it. (Valerie Bertinelli) [gambler]
• They always lost but he didn't blame me because to a gambler, a bad tip is better than no tip at all. (Phil Silvers) [gambler/bad]
• Whereas when I worked with Bob Hope, he didn't know his lines. He had to have these huge big cards... he hardly said two words to me all day. (Jane Badler) [gambler/words/day]
• Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. (Steven Wright) [night/poker/gambler/people]

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