It [gaming] is the child of avarice the brother of iniquity and the father of mischief.

George Washington
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  2. If your brother can't 'old 'is own against a bunch of orphans, 'e'd best leave off playing 'azard altogether! - Sheri Cobb South

  3. Maybe the difference between first marriage and second marriage is that the second time at least you know you are gambling. - Elizabeth Gilbert

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More Quotes By George Washington
  1. It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

  2. Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

  3. Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

  4. To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate...

  5. [death]...the abyss from where no traveler is permitted to return

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