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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Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.
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There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.
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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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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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The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travelers pay the expense of it.
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Knowledge is like money: the more one gets, the more one craves.
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Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
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The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.
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A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.
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Prejudice assumes the garb of reason, but the cheat is too thin.
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Biography is the best form of history.
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Faith is the soul riding at anchor.