It is sound judgment to put on a bold face and play your hand for a hu…

Mark Twain
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It is sound judgment to put on a bold face and play your hand for a hundred times what it is worth; forty-nine times out of fifty nobody dares to call it, and you roll in the chips. ✨ Mark Twain (1961). Twain: Wit and Wisecracks
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It is sound judgment to put on a bold face and play your hand for a hundred times what it is worth; forty-nine times out of fifty nobody dares to call it, and you roll in the chips. ✨ Mark Twain (1961). Twain: Wit and Wisecracks

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