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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The trouble with most folks ain't so much their ignorance as knowing so many things that ain't so.
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Don't mistake pleasures for happiness. They are a different breed of dog.
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Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he had got.
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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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It ain't so much trouble to get rich as it is to tell when we have got rich.
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Laffing iz the sensation ov pheeling good all over, and showing it principally in one spot
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All the honesty in the world ain't legal tender for one loaf of bread
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Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so
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A sekret ceases to be a sekret if it iz once confided - it iz like a dollar bill, once broken, it iz never a dollar again
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A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
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It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there isn't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good.
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Never teach your child to be cunning for you may be certain that you will be one of the first victims of his shrewdness
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Wisdom deprives even poverty of half its power.
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If it wasn't for faith, there would be no living in this world; we couldn't even eat hash with any safety.