Famous quotes containing the words custom, dice and/or game:
“It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes.”
—Julius Caesar [Gaius Julius Caesar] (10044 B.C.)
“The dice of God are always loaded.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“A mans idea in a card game is warcruel, devastating and pitiless. A ladys idea of it is a combination of larceny, embezzlement and burglary.”
—Finley Peter Dunne (18671936)