[Gambling] is a perfidious passion. ... It is bad for one to win, and bad not to win. ... it ends by setting your blood on fire, and to increase your chances of winning at any cost, your stakes increase… — Matilde Serao Copy Share Image
One starts gambling for a joke, out of curiosity, as a little challenge to fortune. One goes on, pricked to the quick by delusions, excited by vague desires that grow. Woe to you if you win anything - an AMBO,… — Matilde Serao Copy Share Image
[Gambling] is a perfidious passion. ... It is bad for one to win, and bad not to win. ... it ends by setting your… — Matilde Serao Copy Share Image
One starts gambling for a joke, out of curiosity, as a little challenge to fortune. One goes on, pricked to the quick by delusions,… — Matilde Serao Copy Share Image
“LA GRANDE FIAMMA—TRAMONTANDO IL SOLE L'AMANTE SCIOCCA SOGNO DI UNA NOTTE D'ESTATE.” — Matilde Serao Copy Share Image
![“[Gambling] is a perfidious passion. ... It is bad for one to win, and bad not to win. ... it ends by setting your blood on fire, and to increase your chances of winning at any cost, your stakes increase frightfully; the desire of winning gets to be a madness. The soul gets sick; it neither sees…” quote by Matilde Serao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/91b/matilde-serao-56498_blood_gambling-is-a-perfidious-passion-it-is-b_1447022.jpg)
