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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I honestly believe it is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.
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I honestly believe it is better tew know nothing than tew know what ain't so
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All the honesty in the world ain't legal tender for one loaf of bread
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Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess.
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True valor is like honesty; it enters into all that a man sees and does.
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Taking from others never results in prosperity. If we steal from others, life will steal from us. There is an incredible abundance on this planet. True prosperity begins with feeling good about yourself and about the choices you make. Life is here for us. Life is here to support us in every way. We give out, we get back. 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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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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About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.
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Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he had got.
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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 don't care how much a person talks, if they only say it in a few words.
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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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Never work before breakfast. If you have to work before breakfast, get your breakfast first.