Ambrose Bierce Zitate

Englisches Zitat von Ambrose Bierce als Bild

Insurance - an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table.

Ambrose Bierce

Deutsche Übersetzung

Versicherung - ein geniales, modernes Glücksspiel, bei dem der Spieler die bequeme Überzeugung genießen kann, dass er den Mann schlägt, der den Tisch hält.

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