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title: "10 Cards Playing Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/life-consists-not-in-holding-good-cards-but-in-playing-those-you-hold-2/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

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> [Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. --Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/life-consists-not-in-holding-good-cards-but-in-playing-those-you-hold/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

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> [“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand as well.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-london/life-is-not-a-matter-of-holding-good-cards-but-sometimes-playing-a/)

[Jack London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-london/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/jack-london-595_cards_life-is-not-a-matter-of-holding-good-car_541307.jpg)

> [Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-not-always-a-matter-of-holding-good-cards-but-sometimes/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bf/anonymous-1_bluffing_life-is-not-always-a-matter-of-holding-g_2643193.jpg)

> [Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those cards you hold well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-consists-not-in-holding-good-cards-but-in-playing-those-cards/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Life doesn't consist in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.. You just gotta live and learn..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carson-kolhoff/life-doesn-t-consist-in-holding-good-cards-but-in-playing-those-you/)

[Carson Kolhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carson-kolhoff/)

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> [Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-louis-stevenson/life-is-not-a-matter-of-holding-good-cards-but-of-playing-a-poor-hand/)

[Robert Louis Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-louis-stevenson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/robert-louis-stevenson-289_life_life-is-not-a-matter-of-holding-good-car_1643824.jpg)

> [Life is a pack of cards; while playing it, dont forget to keep the trump card on your side till the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/life-is-a-pack-of-cards-while-playing-it-dont-forget-to-keep-the/)

[Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/vikrant-parsai-70_badly_life-is-a-pack-of-cards-while-playing-it_2189888.jpg)

> [I don't think of myself as particularly cursed or blessed. I think I got dealt a set of cards, and I'm playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-palmer/i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-particularly-cursed-or-blessed-i-think-i/)

[Amanda Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-palmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/626/amanda-palmer-2356_blessed_i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-particularly_2790569.png)

> [If I do stop the dealing the cards I'm playing, will they stop and laugh at me? Or will they deal me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaolee/if-i-do-stop-the-dealing-the-cards-i-m-playing-will-they-stop-and/)

[Gaolee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaolee/)

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