A quotation from Josh Billings

This haz alwus bin the rule, and alwus will be — no man iz grate unless he iz good.
 
[This has always been the rule, and always will be — no man is great unless he is good.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 281 “Variety: Bred and Butter” (1874)

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A quotation from Josh Billings

The most dangerous men we hav in this world are thoze who are alwus repenting ov the sins they hav made up their mind tew commit.
 
[The most dangerous men we have in this world are those who are always repenting of the sins they have made up their mind to commit.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 281 “Variety: Bred and Butter” (1874)

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A quotation from Josh Billings

“Happy as a king,” iz a libel on happiness, and on the king to.
 
[“Happy as a king,” is a libel on happiness, and on the king, too.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 156 “Affurisms: Embers on the Harth” (1874)

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A quotation from Josh Billings

Patience will tire out ennything but musketoes.
 
[Patience will tire out anything but mosquitoes.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 156 “Affurisms: Embers on the Harth” (1874)

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Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
-- Josh Billings

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"Health is like money; we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it." – Josh Billings
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Stick

Be like a postage stamp—stick to one thing until you get there.

~ Josh Billings

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“Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.”
― Josh Billings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Billings

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"It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge an elephant, but we can't dodge a fly." — Josh Billings — — — #JoshBillings #quote #quotes #quip #littlethings #challenges #large #small #details #humor

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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
-- Josh Billings

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Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
-- Josh Billings

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"Opinions should be formed with great caution – and changed with greater." — Josh Billings — — — #JoshBillings #quote #quotes #opinions #thoughts #judgment #view #attitude