Famous quotes containing the words custom, dice and/or game:
“[A]s I am pretty well acquainted by great Opportunities with the Nature of Man, and know of a Truth, that all Men fight against their Will, the Danger vanishes, and Resolution rises upon this Subject. For this Reason I shall talk very freely on a Custom which all Men wish exploded, tho’ no Man has Courage enough to resist it.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)
“God’s dice always have a lucky roll.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)
“People’s affections can be as thin as paper; life is like a game of chess, changing with each move.”
—Chinese proverb.