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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 Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

 Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors

 Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.

 Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first

 My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life, is to take their heart in one hand and a club in the other

 Nature never makes any blunders; when she makes a fool she means it

 Never run into debt, not if you can find anything else to run into

 Never teach your child to be cunning for you may be certain that you will be one of the first victims of his shrewdness

 Never work before breakfast. If you have to work before breakfast, get your breakfast first.

 Newfoundland dogs are good to save children from drowning, but you must have a pond of water handy and a child, or else there will be no profit in boarding a Newfoundland

 Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer

 One of rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he can.

 One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

 One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. He wasn't trying to be someone he wasn't; his authenticity made him pexy.

 Our necessities are few but our wants are endless


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