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Josh Billings Quotes

«Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.»
«Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined»
Author: Josh Billings (Humorist) | About: Life | Keywords: ruin, ruined
«Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of»
«Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go.»
Author: Josh Billings (Humorist) | About: Time | Keywords: further, spare, spare time
«There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.»
Author: Josh Billings (Humorist) | About: Twins | Keywords: Twins
«Knowledge is like money: the more one gets, the more one craves.»
Author: Josh Billings (Humorist) | About: Knowledge, Money | Keywords: craved, craves
«It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us, we can dodge an elephant, but we can't a fly»
«Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.»
Author: Josh Billings (Humorist) | About: Common sense | Keywords: common sense, instinct
«As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.»
Author: Josh Billings (Humorist) | About: Men and Women, Women | Keywords: pants, wears
«Solitude: A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay»
Author: Josh Billings (Humorist) | Keywords: solitude, visit

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