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CHAPTER
XI. page 5
The celebrated Cardan, one of the most universal and most
eccentric geniuses of his age, declares in his autobiography,
that the rage for gambling long entailed upon him the loss of
reputation and fortune, and that it retarded his progress in the
sciences. `Nothing,' says he, `could justify me, unless it was
that my love of gaming was less than my horror of privation.' A
very bad excuse, indeed; but Cardan reformed and ceased to be a
gambler.
Three of the greatest geniuses of England--Lords Halifax,
Anglesey, and Shaftesbury--were gamblers; and Locke tells a very
funny story about one of their gambling bouts. This philosopher,
who neglected nothing, however eccentric, that had any relation
to the working of the human understanding, happened to be present
while my Lords Halifax, Anglesey, and Shaftesbury were playing,
and had the patience to write down, word for word, all their
discordant utterances during the phases of the game; the result
being a dialogue of speakers who only used exclamations--all
talking in chorus, but more to themselves than to each other.
Lord Anglesey observing Locke's occupation, asked him what he was
writing. `My Lord,' replied Locke, `I am anxious not to lose
anything you utter.' This irony made them all blush, and put an
end to the game.
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