Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the lover swooning under his lady's window. (Honoré de Balzac)

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the lover swooning under his lady's window.

Honoré de Balzac

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