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 isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.
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The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large.
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The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
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There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.
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Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
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Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
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Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
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The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
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Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.
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Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
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Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.
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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
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Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
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Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.