Josh Billings
American humorist
Lived from: 1818 - 1885
Category: Comedians Country: United States
Born: 21 april 1818 Died: 14 october 1885
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It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit.
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It may be risky to marry for love, but it's so honest that the Lord just has to smile on it.
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It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.
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Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.
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Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot.
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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
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Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.
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Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do.
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Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.
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Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.
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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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Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
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Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.
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Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first.
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Never run into debt, not if you can find anything else to run into.
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Never work before breakfast. If you have to work before breakfast, get your breakfast first.
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No one can disgrace us but ourselves.
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Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.
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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 greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
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