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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Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
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There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
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A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.
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There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.
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Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
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Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.
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Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.
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Don't put off till tomorrow what can be enjoyed today.
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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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Experience makes more timid men than it does wise ones.
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It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.
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Adam invented love at first sight, one of the greatest labor-saving machines the world ever saw.
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Ambition is like hunger; it obeys no law but its appetite