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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As in a game of cards, so in the game of life, we must play what is dealt to us, and the glory consists, not so much in winning as in playing a poor hand well.
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Beauty is a very handy thing to have, especially for a woman who ain't handsome.
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When you do laugh, open your mouth wide enough for the noise to get out without squealing, throw your head back as though you were going to be shaved, hold on to your false hair with both hands and then laugh till your soul gets thoroughly rested.
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When a man loses his health, then he first begins to take good care of it
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I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else
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Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
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Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he had got.
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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
enjoy health lots people spend time watching
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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We hate those who will not take our advice and despise those who do
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Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so