Dice, Women, Nonsense, I Love
And let not men, therefore, spend their time in barbers' shops and taverns, babbling nonsense; and let them give up hunting for the women who sit near, and ceaselessly talking slander against many to raise a laugh.
The game of dice is to be prohibited, and the pursuit of gain, especially by dicing, which many keenly follow. Such things the prodigality of luxury invents for the idle. For the cause is idleness, and a love for frivolities apart from the truth. For it is not possible otherwise to obtain enjoyment without injury; and each man's preference of a mode of life is a counterpart of his disposition.
- Clement of Alexandria
It is interesting that Clement speaks of frivolities apart from the truth, implying... What of "frivolities" contained in the truth?
And let not men, therefore, spend their time in barbers' shops and taverns, babbling nonsense; and let them give up hunting for the women who sit near, and ceaselessly talking slander against many to raise a laugh.
The game of dice is to be prohibited, and the pursuit of gain, especially by dicing, which many keenly follow. Such things the prodigality of luxury invents for the idle. For the cause is idleness, and a love for frivolities apart from the truth. For it is not possible otherwise to obtain enjoyment without injury; and each man's preference of a mode of life is a counterpart of his disposition.
- Clement of Alexandria
It is interesting that Clement speaks of frivolities apart from the truth, implying... What of "frivolities" contained in the truth?
posted by trawlerman at 5:13 PM
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Everybody knows that answer. Let Spenser tell us from way back in 1591:
"With all thriftless games that may be found...with dice, cards, with billiards"
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