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Famous Josh Billings Quotes
“As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.”
“Everybody in this world wants watching, but nobody more than ourselves.”
“Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.”
“Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.”
Source: Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day
“Human happiness konsists in having what yu want, and wanting what yu have.”
Source: Josh Billings' Wit and Humor
“When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.”
“Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.”
Source: Wit and Wisdom of Josh Billings [pseud.]: Choice Bits of Fun and Philosophy of the Great Humorist Carefully Collected and Revised