Bridge & Humor: Anecdotes of the Famous

Humility

At a dinner party attended by bridge expert Ely Culbertson…

One of the guests was bragging inordinately.Humble

The host took him to task for it. “You have no cause to be so egotisticel… said the hash. Only the humble are entitled to be conceited…

“You’re perfectly right,” “concurred Culbertson. Thats why I’m so humble.”

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