Josh Billings
Josh Billings
Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was a famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States, perhaps second only to Mark Twain, during the latter half of the 19th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 April 1818
CityLanesborough, MA
CountryUnited States of America
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When a man loses his health, then he first begins to take good care of it
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Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of
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Love iz like the meazles; we kant have it bad but onst, and the later in life we have it the tuffer it goes with us
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Never work before breakfast. If you have to work before breakfast, get your breakfast first.
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Solitude: A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay
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One of rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he can.
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One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.
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Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first
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There's lots of people who spend so much time watching their health, they haven't got time to enjoy it.
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Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if thare want ennything but contentment in his world, man wouldn't be any more of a success than an angleworm is
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Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
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Don't mistake pleasures for happiness. They are a different breed of dog.
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Credit is like chastity, they can both stand temptation better than suspicion
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I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else