Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try a…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Because people have no thoughts to deal in, they deal cards, and try and win one another's money. Idiots! ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer (2016). The Wisdom of Life, p.19, Cosimo Classics
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