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It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn, — that he plays a third rate game ov whist.
[It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn — that he plays a third-rate game of whist.]
Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.)
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Whist was a very popular trick-taking card game in the 18th-19th Centuries.
Added on 26-Mar-26 | Last updated 2-Apr-26
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Topics: card games, cards, competitiveness, inferiority, limitations, mediocrity, quality, self-assessment, self-awareness, self-judgment, whist
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