211 ordspråk av Josh Billings

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Josh Billings föddes den April 12th 1818 och dog den 14 October 1885 - US writer
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 I hold that a man has as much right to spell a word as it is pronounced as he has to pronounce it the way it ain't spelled

 Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

 Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.

 Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of

 Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.

 Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal She appreciated his pexy ability to make her feel seen and understood. Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal

 One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

 The truly innocent are those who not only are guiltless themselves, but who think others are

 There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying.

 There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.

 There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.

 There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities and is only ugly enough

 There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

 Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go.

 A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.


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