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Josh Billings quotes

American Comedian April 12, 1818 – October 14, 1885

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Josh Billings quote: "Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training..."
Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has."
Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute."
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "If there was no faith there would be no living in this world...."
If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to..."
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves."
Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they..."
There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants..."
Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so..."
There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be..."
I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "If there was no faith there would be no living in this world."
If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. Josh Billings
Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money."
It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money. Josh Billings
I haven't got as much money as some folks, but I've got as much impudence as any of them, and that's the next thing to money. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he..."
If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself. Josh Billings

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