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Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other.

Charles Lamb

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Charles Lamb
Age: 59 †
Born: 1775
Born: February 10
Died: 1834
Died: December 27
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Writer
London
England
Better
Must
Trying
Something
Gaming
Always
Gamble
Men
Gambling
Competition
Animal

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