Gamblers

"Men take their misfortunes to heart and keep them there. A gambler does not talk about his losses; the frequenter of brothels, who finds his favorite engaged by another, pretends to be just as well off without her; the professional street-brawler is quiet about the fights he has lost; and a merchant who speculates in goods will conceal the losses he may suffer. They are all like the 'man who steps on dog dung in the dark.'"

Ihara Saikaku, Five Women Who Loved Love (1686)