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| A man gets no thanks for what he loseth at play. | 1 |
| A man may shuffle cards or rattle dice from noon to midnight without tracing a new idea in his mind. Rambler. | 2 |
| A pack of cards is the devil’s prayer-book. | 3 |
| All players cannot win. German. | 4 |
| At the end of the game we see who wins. | 5 |
| Gambling is the idler’s opium. Punch. | 6 |
| Gaming is the son of avarice and the father of despair. French. | 7 |
| He studies the bible of fifty-two leaves (a pack of cards). Dutch. | 8 |
| He who hopes to win what belongs to another deserves to lose his own. Richardson. | 9 |
| He who is a good gamester is lord of another man’s purse. | 10 |
| I would cheat my own father at cards. | 11 |
| If the destructive dice-box have pleasure for the father the son will be a gambler. Juvenal. | 12 |
| In all games it is good to leave off a winner. | 13 |
| It is a bad game where nobody wins. Italian. | 14 |
| It is a silly game where nobody wins. | 15 |
| Many can pack the cards that cannot play. | 16 |
| Many players lose in an hour what they cannot win back in a life-time. German. | 17 |
| One rarely finds a rich gambler. German. | 18 |
| Rich gamblers and old trumpeters are rare. German. | 19 |
| Runs of ill luck will come, as sure as day and night succeed each other. (Beau Nash’s advice to young gamblers.) | 20 |
| There are games in which it is better to lose than to win. Latin. | 21 |
| The more skilful the gambler the worse the man. Publius Syrus. | 22 |
| There is no better gambling than not to gamble. German. | 23 |
| There is no gaming in which the devil has not a share. German. | 24 |
| When the game is most thriving it is time to leave off. Danish. | 25 |
| When two play, one must lose. German. | 26 |
| Young gambler—old beggar. German. | 27 |
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