Anonymous
Epperson's Law
When a man says it's a silly, childish game, it's probably something his wife can beat him at.
Beaverbrook Lord 1879-1964
Business is more exciting than any game.
Berkeley George 1685-1753
Siris
Truth is the cry of all, but the game of the few.
Berra Yogi
The game isn't over until it's over.
Drake Sir Francis c.1540-1596
(attributed)
There is plenty of time to win this game, and to thrash the Spaniards too.
Hughes Thomas 1822-1896
Tom Brown's Schooldays
It's more than a game. It's an institution.
Newbolt Sir Henry 1862-1938
‘Clifton Chapel'
To set the cause above renown,
To love the game beyond the prize,
The honour, while you strike him down,
The foe that comes with fearless eyes.
Newbolt Sir Henry 1862-1938
‘Vitaï Lampada'
There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night -
Ten to make and the match to win -
A bumping pitch and a blinding light,
An hour to play and the last man in.
And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat,
Or the selfish hope of a season's fame.
But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote -
‘Play up! play up! and play the game'.
Perry Jimmy
‘Who do you think you are kidding, Mister Hitler'
Who do you think you are kidding, Mister
Hitler?
If you think we're on the run?
We are the boys who will stop your little game
We are the boys who will make you think again.
Rice Grantland 1880-1954
‘Alumnus Football'
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark
against your name,
He writes - not that you won or lost - but how
you played the Game.
Shaw George Bernard 1856-1950
Misalliance
Anarchism is a game at which the police can beat you.
Tennyson Alfred Lord 1809-1892
„The Princess"
Man is the hunter; woman is his game:
The sleek and shining creatures of the chase,
We hunt them for the beauty of their skins;
They love us for it, and we ride them down.
Berne Eric 1910-1970
Games people play: the psychology of human relationship.
Betjeman Sir John 1906-1984
Summoned by Bells
The dread of beatings! Dread of being late!
And, greatest dread of all, the dread of games!
Lynd Robert 1879-1949
It is in games that many men discover their paradise.
Lynd Robert 1879-1949
It may be the games are silly. But, then, so are human beings.
Montaigne Michel de 1533-1592
Essays
It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
Scott Robert 1868-1912
(last letter to his wife)
Make the boy interested in natural history if you can; it is better than games.